Captains James, Antetokounmpo lead NBA All-Star starters
MANILA, Philippines – The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks have been named captains of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.
For the second year in a row, James and Antetokounmpo led the voting in the Western and Eastern Conferences with 6,275,459 and 5,902,286 fan votes, respectively.
Along with James and Antetokounmpo, the eight remaining starters were also named — those who ranked second to fifth in voting in both conferences.
The Western Conference @NBAAllStar Starters Pool!@KingJames (Captain)@AntDavis23
— NBA (@NBA) January 24, 2020
Kawhi Leonard@luka7doncic @JHarden13 #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/V4skUxkOY5
The Eastern Conference @NBAAllStar Starters Pool! @Giannis_An34 (Captain)@pskills43 @JoelEmbiid @KembaWalker @TheTraeYoung #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/1MM7hiyUlP
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In the Western Conference, James is joined by Los Angeles Lakers teammate Anthony Davis, former MVP James Harden of Houston and reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard of the Clippers.
Sophomore Luka Doncic of Dallas also got his maiden All-Star citation. Doncic was second only to James in terms of voting with 6,111,735 votes.
In the Eastern Conference, Antetokounmpo is joined by first-time All-Stars Pascal Siakam of Toronto and Atlanta’s Trae Young.
They both had memorable reactions to the results.
.@raptors @pskills43 gets surprised by his brother and Coach Nick Nurse as he finds out he’s a starter for the #NBAAllStar Game! pic.twitter.com/OQJHvJQU8a
— NBA (@NBA) January 24, 2020
.@ATLHawks @TheTraeYoung shares a hug with his mom as he finds out he’s named an #NBAAllStar starter! pic.twitter.com/HfIfMJEynL
— NBA (@NBA) January 24, 2020
Completing the starters from the East are three-time All-Star Joel Embiid of Philadelphia and four-time All-Star Kemba Walker of Boston.
All-Star reserves, seven from each conference, will be named next week.
Captains James and Antetokounmpo will participate in a “draft” where they will choose their squad that will lock horns in the All-Star game on February 16 (February 17, Manila time).
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