LeBron James extended his record to 21 All-Star appearances Thursday night when he was once again named a starter for this year’s midseason showcase of the NBA’s biggest names.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, who is tied for the fourth-most appearances ever with 15; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander; and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry.
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, led all players in fan voting for a second straight season and was joined by Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell and New York Knicks teammates Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns in the Eastern Conference starting five.
James, who was set to face off against Tatum and the Celtics later Thursday, is averaging 23.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 9 assists for the Lakers, who remain in sixth place in the Western Conference standings, an unprecedented level of production for a player his age. Durant, meanwhile, joins Hall of Famers Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O’Neal with 15 All-Star selections, trailing only James, Abdul-Jabbar and the late Kobe Bryant (18) in NBA history.
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic in recent weeks to do so, in the only close vote among the West selections.
Utah Jazz, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists for the West-leading Thunder.
Minnesota Timberwolves.
The starting lineups are chosen from a hybrid voting system, with 50% of the vote coming from fan ballots, and 25% from both the media and the fans.
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball — who finished with the most votes among East guards — and Bucks guard Damian Lillard.
In the end, it was Brunson who got the spot.
The seven reserves from each conference will be unveiled next Thursday on TNT, with the coaches from each conference voting on all of them.
The coaches for this year’s All-Star Game will be Mark Daignault from the Thunder and Kenny Atkinson from the Cavaliers. Because of the change in format this season — which has the 24 All-Stars broken up into three teams, plus the winning team from the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night — assistant coaches from both the Thunder and Cavaliers will coach two of the teams.
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