The American basketball league announced who the 10 starting players will be in the 2024 All Star Game to be played in February in Indianapolis. LeBron James broke an all-time record.
The NBAwhich returned to the classic format this year for its Game of stars, West against Thisannounced the starting quintets after the close of voting.
Lebron James will lead the team West next to Shai Gilgeous Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), the Slovenian Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks), the Serbian Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) and Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns).
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Meanwhile, the starting quintet of the This will be composed of Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers) and Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks).
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To assemble these teams, the votes of fans (50%), NBA players (25%) and a group of journalists selected by the league (25%) were taken into account.
The historical record that LeBron James broke
The superstar of Los Angeles Lakers, Lebron Jamesestablished an unprecedented record of 20 calls to the All Star Game of the NBAin addition to being named among the 10 starters for the 73rd All Star in February.
James39 years old and four times Most valuable Player (MVPfor its acronym in English), broke the record for participation in the All Star that he had shared with another Lakers legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
He Game of stars of the NBA will be disputed 18th of February in Indianapolis between elite teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences.
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