James, 1st-Timers Morant, Wiggins Named All-Star Starters
Jan 27, 2022, 6:20 PM | Updated: 6:20 pm
Lebron James #23 of Team LeBron reacts against Team Durant in the 70th NBA All-Star Game at State Farm Arena on March 07, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James will return to Cleveland as an All-Star Game captain, and Ja Morant and Andrew Wiggins are headed there as first-time selections.
MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Warriors superstar Stephen Curry joined them Thursday as the other players voted as starters from the Western Conference.
The Western Conference #NBAAllStar Starters Pool!@KingJames (Captain)@StephenCurry30
Nikola Jokic@JaMorant @22wiggins pic.twitter.com/V1mYl1v1j3— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2022
The starters from the East were Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid in the frontcourt, along with Atlanta’s Trae Young and Chicago’s DeMar DeRozan.
The Eastern Conference #NBAAllStar Starters Pool! @KDTrey5 (Captain)@Giannis_An34@DeMar_DeRozan @JoelEmbiid@TheTraeYoung pic.twitter.com/xeHV7fHWt5
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2022
James and Durant will be the captains who draft players for the rosters for the Feb. 20 game in Cleveland.
Three voting groups determined the starters:
• Fans (50%)
• NBA players (25%)
• Media panel 25%)Complete voting results here: https://t.co/h4VCEaRwVR
Below are the overall scores for the top finishers at each position. pic.twitter.com/W6An0FhzgY
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 28, 2022
