David Stern has lightened his stance on having an NBA team in Las Vegas and if the All-Star game goes off without a hitch, they might move even closer.

"Our owners are the ones that ultimately call the shots, and so I wouldn't ... there's no sense in laying down at the bridge," Stern told AP. "But right now our policy has been very consistent and has been acted upon for the last two decades.

"Our policy is what it is until the owners elect to change it," Stern said.