{"id":11332,"date":"2023-01-27T03:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T03:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/official-2023-nba-all-star-starters-announced\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T03:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T03:50:17","slug":"official-2023-nba-all-star-starters-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/official-2023-nba-all-star-starters-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Official 2023 NBA All-Star starters announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend just around the corner, the official team captains for the All-Star Game have been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James leads the pack in the Western Conference as an 18-time All-Star, 18-time All-NBA Player, and 4-time NBA Champion. Averaging 29.9 points per game this season, James is the West&#8217;s official captain alongside Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and Zion Williamson. This All-Star gave James his 19th most picks to his NBA All-Star Weekend, along with Kareem He Abdul He Jabbar. If James plays in Salt Lake City, he will be the first player in NBA history to appear in 19 All-Star Games.  Abdul-Jabbar did not play although he was selected for the 1973 game.<\/p>\n<p>In the Eastern Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo captains the team and Kevin Durant leads the Eastern squad behind Jason Tatum, Kyrie Irving and Donovan Mitchell.Mitchell said <em>TNT<\/em>&#8220;I&#8217;m definitely blessed and humbled to be a part of this. I couldn&#8217;t be happier to be a four-time All-Star and now a starter.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>The All-Star Game returns to Salt Lake City on February 19th for the first time since 1993.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#NBA All-Star<\/a> Western Conference Starters:<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\ufe0f LeBron James<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0f Nikola Jokic<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0f Luka Doncic<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0f Zion Williamson<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0f Stephen Curry <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3m6IER1Og1\">pic.twitter.com\/3m6IER1Og1<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT\/status\/1618767499302146048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#NBA All-Star<\/a> Eastern Conference Starters:<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\ufe0f Giannis Antetokounmpo<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0f Kevin Durant<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0f Donovan Mitchell<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0fJason Tatum<br \/>\u2b50\ufe0f Kyrie Irving <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2UDisxSv2\">pic.twitter.com\/B2UDisxSv2<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT\/status\/1618767995060523009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In other sports news, Kyrie Irving reportedly wants a long-term deal with the Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMicWh0dHBzOi8vaHlwZWJlYXN0LmNvbS8yMDIzLzEvMjAyMy1uYmEtYWxsLXN0YXItd2Vla2VuZC1zdGFydGVycy10ZWFtLWxlYnJvbi1qYW1lcy1naWFubmlzLWFudGV0b2tvdW5tcG8tYW5ub3VuY2Vk0gEA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] With the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend just around the corner, the official team captains for the All-Star Game have been confirmed. 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