The NBA said on Thursday that both Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center have expressed interest in hosting an upcoming All-Star Game.

The Nets will move into the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to begin the 12-13 season.

The New York area last hosted an All-Star Game in 1998.

The NBA will announce that they will host the 2014 All-Star Game in New Orleans, according to a source.

New Orleans also hosted the game in 2008, which was the first major sporting event held in the city following Hurricane Katrina.

The next possible date to avoid conflicts with Carnival would have likely been 2017.