1987 CBA All-Star Game
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| Date | February 2, 1987 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | La Crosse Center, La Crosse | ||||||||||
| MVP | Eddie Johnson | ||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,010 | ||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||
The 1987 Continental Basketball Association All-Star Game was the 25th All-Star Game organised by CBA since its inception in 1949. It was held at the 6,000-seat La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin on February 2, 1987, in front of a sell-out crowd. The hosts La Crosse Catbirds were defeated by the CBA All-Stars 102–105.[1]
Eddie Johnson was named the MVP.
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The All-Star Game coincided with CBA's best season ever in attendances (up to then) with Catbirds averaging almost 4,700 fans in the 1986–87 season.[2][3] The game was the first to be televised live by ESPN.
The Game
There were no slam-dunk or shoot events.
Catbirds did not have center Cozell McQueen at their disposal as he had moved to France in January 1987. Eddie Johnson of the CBA All-Stars was the top scorer of the match with 22 pts.
All-Star teams
Rosters
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Result
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| CBA All-Stars | 105 - 102 | La Crosse Catbirds |
Awards
| MVP | Topscorer |
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 Eddie Johnson | Eddie Johnson |