When does the NBA come back?

The NBA All-Star Game has come and gone but now fans are wondering when the regular season will return to their TVs after the long break.

The NBA All-Star Game from Salt Lake City and all of the festivities of All-Star Weekend have now come and gone. Mac McClung is a Slam Dunk Contest legend, Damian Lillard took the 3-point crown, and everyone has given up hope on the All-Star Game itself being entertaining and actually show off good basketball.

But for what it’s worth, Team Giannis topped Team LeBron on Sunday night with 184-175 victory that looked as absurd on the court as it does written out.

After watching that poor display of basketball, though, fans are pining to get back to some real action on the hardwood since there hasn’t been an NBA game played since Thursday, Feb. 16 — and there were only two games that night. So when will the NBA come back after the All-Star break?

When does the NBA come back from the All-Star break?

Unfortunately for fans, the league likes to make sure its players truly get a break whenever All-Star Weekend arrives. As such, there are still a few more days without games as the NBA will return on Thursday, Feb. 23.

If you’re looking for a silver lining, though, it’s a pretty good slate with a lot of star-power on display when the league gets back going again on that Thursday night. Here’s a look at the schedule for the first night of NBA games after the All-Star break.

• Nuggets at Cavaliers – 7 p.m. ET
• Celtics at Pacers – 7 p.m. ET
• Piston at Magic – 7 p.m. ET
• Grizzlies at 76ers – 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
• Pelicans at Raptors – 7:30 p.m. ET
• Spurs at Mavericks – 8:30 p.m. ET
• Thunder at Jazz – 9 p.m. ET
• Warriors at Lakers – 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
• Trail Blazers at Kings – 10 p.m. ET

That’s a slate of games that virtually any fan can get behind — especially if we get to see the return of Steph Curry and other stars after the break, which was the target date for several players coming back off of injuries.