NBA All-Star Game Articles - Page 14

They say critics make the best motivators. If that’s the case someone needs to cut former player Wally Szczerbiak a hefty check after he called Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton “a wannabee, fake All-Star” earlier in the season. Fresh off proving Szczerbiak wrong with his first NBA All-Star selection, Haliburton decided to have some fun […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard intends to participate in the 3-Point Contest during All-Star Weekend, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes. Lillard has been on a tear this season, reminding everyone how rare of a talent he is after missing the bulk of 2021-22 with an abdominal injury. Currently averaging a career-high 30.7 points […]

Anthony Davis wasn’t named to the NBA All-Star team. He surely would have made the team if it wasn’t for his injury concerns. However, Davis’ Los Angeles Lakers’ teammates were reportedly agitated at his All-Star Game snub, via Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. “Lakers players were privately agitated that Davis wasn’t named a reserve to the […]

After missing out on the All-Star team last season, New York Knicks forward Julius Randle is back up there again with the best of them. This is after the 28-year-old was named as a reserve for the East’s All-Star team on Thursday — an achievement that was brought about by a renewed mindset from Randle […]

The Memphis Grizzlies don’t just have one but two players headed to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, with Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. both being named as Western Conference reserves. In a Twitter post, Ja Morant summed up his feelings for having the honor of having Jackson as a fellow All-Star: “so tough. happy […]

It was a special night for Tyrese Haliburton on Thursday as it marked his return from a lengthy injury layoff. It also happened to be the same day that the NBA All-Star Game reserves were announced and as a lot of folks expected, the Indiana Pacers guard earned his first All-Star nod. Haliburton has now […]

In an ideal world for Sacramento Kings fans, their team should have two All-Star players in the 2022-23 NBA season. But at least they managed to have one in big man Domantas Sabonis. It’s a bittersweet moment for Kings fans on Twitter to watch the video of Sabonis learning he’s going to the 2023 NBA […]

The reserves for the 2023 NBA All-Star game were announced on Thursday and there was no shortage of controversy. While there may have been a few very deserving players who did not make the team, one player who certainly deserved his selection was Milwaukee Bucks point guard Jrue Holiday. This is only Holiday’s second career […]

The reserves for the 2023 NBA All-Star game were announced on Thursday and one of the players who made the cut was New York Knicks forward Julius Randle. While the announcement was met with scorn by some due to the notable names left off the All-Star team, it will certainly be a thrilling moment for […]

Jrue Holiday is going to be an All-Star for just the second time in his career. This was confirmed after the Milwaukee Bucks point guard was named as a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Star squad on Thursday. There’s no denying that Jrue is going to be over the moon with this news, especially once […]

A good teammate is a loyal one. The 2023 NBA All-Star players have been announced, and among the notable omissions was Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors. His teammate and point guard Fred VanVleet did not wast time voicing his displeasure over the surprising snub. VanVleet Quote Tweeted a fan account’s reasoning for why Siakam […]

The Sacramento Kings would not have been a top-three team in the Western Conference standings this deep into the 2022-23 NBA season without the excellence of point guard De’Aaron Fox. However, the fantastic campaign Fox is having was just not enough for him to make it to the final roster of players for the upcoming  […]

With the release of the 2023 NBA All-Star rosters, several notable players failed to make the team. In turn, people around the league took to social media to give their opinion on the snubs. This includes former Denver Nuggets Head Coach George Karl. George Karl sent out a tweet advocating for the expansion of the […]

As has been the tradition every single year, this season’s All-Star squad has once again left out a handful of worthy players off the list. In this iteration of the much-anticipated NBA All-Star Game, it’s New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson who has emerged as one of the biggest snubs in the Eastern Conference. Suns […]

Last week, the starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star game were announced and the announcement did not come without any controversy. On Thursday, the reserves for both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference were announced and there were some notable names missing headlined by Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden. THE 2023 NBA ALL-STAR RESERVES ARE […]

The reserves for the 2023 NBA All-Star game were announced on Thursday and there were some notable omissions, one of whom was Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. The reserves were voted on by the league’s 30 coaches and their decision to leave Edwards off the team drew some sharp criticism on social media from Edwards’ […]

The 72nd NBA All-Star Game is right around the corner and will include the now-annual, and often intriguing All-Star Draft. This year’s, however, will be highlighted by a new twist. The players with the highest number of votes in each conference will select from a pool of 22 announced All-Stars to form their 12-man rosters, […]

James Harden is a 10-time All-Star. Unfortunately for the Philadelphia 76ers guard, it will remain to be this way after he was omitted from this season’s All-Star selection. Sixers teammate Joel Embiid has caught wind of the big news and the big man clearly wasn’t happy with it at all. Embiid quickly took to Twitter […]

Nikola Jokic will be headed to the All-Star Game for the fifth straight year after he was recently voted as a starter for the West. Denver Nuggets fans were hoping that Aaron Gordon would be joining him for the All-Star festivities only for them to be left bitterly disappointed following Thursday’s announcement of the Western […]

The LA Clippers have been rolling over the last few weeks, climbing as high as the fourth seed in the West. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to get star Kawhi Leonard into the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. All-Star Reserves were announced on Thursday night, in a special TNT pre-game show. Head coaches in the NBA voted […]

The LA Clippers have won six of their last seven games, string together wins and climbing to the fourth seed in the West. A big part of their success is star guard/forward Paul George, and his selection into the 2023 NBA All-Star Game proves it. In a special TNT pre-game show on Thursday night, All-Star […]

Some of the biggest names and most exciting players in basketball just missed out on being voted a starter for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. But worry not, fans of Joel Embiid, Ja Morant and so many more stars clearly deserving of midseason recognition in Salt Lake City. The league unveiled All-Star reserves for both […]

The NBA All-Star Game is one of the highlighted events during the NBA season. Although for the most part, the most deserving players take the stage, there are times when the most unlikely players are declared All-Stars due to fan votes or injury replacements. For this piece, let’s take a look at the 10 most […]

Team LeBron finally has its coach for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, with the league giving the honor to Denver Nuggets sideline boss Michael Malone. “Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone and his staff will coach Team LeBron in the 2023 NBA All-Star Game,” the NBA Communications’ official Twitter page posted Wednesday night. Michael Malone […]

Tyler Herro said before the season that one of his goals was to make an All-Star team. He will not be a starter in this year’s NBA All-Star game, but he’s a fringe candidate to make the roster. Herro recently admitted that he believes he’s an All-Star caliber player, per heatnation.com’s David Akerman. “No disappointment,” […]

The Boston Celtics boast the best record in the NBA at 36-15 and are in the midst of a season that many consider to be championship-or-bust. This is supposed to be the year Jayson Tatum is formally recognized as one of the game’s true elite talents. The year Marcus Smart follows Dennis Rodman and Draymond […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III has been invited to the 2023 All-Star Slam Dunk contest, per ESPN’s Andrew Lopez. Murphy rounds out the list of Dunk Contest participants, which includes Portland Trail Blazers rookie wing Shaedon Sharpe, Houston Rockets forward KJ Martin, and NBA G League guard Mac McClung. The 17th overall pick […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been hovering around star status for a while now. Drafted by the Nuggets with the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, the former Kentucky standout has yet to be named an All-Star. However, it’s well known around league circles that Murray is integral to the success of […]

On Thursday, the NBA announced the Eastern and Western Conference starters for the 2023 All-Star game in Salt Lake City. Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named a starter as well as a captain, with the other captain being Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. And following Milwaukee’s win over the Indiana Pacers Friday […]

Hearkening back to the old days, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been set up as the rival to Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. Both perennial MVP candidates, the duels between the bruising Embiid and the crafty Jokic will be replayed for decades. However, while the two may be part of a blossoming rivalry, that […]

NBA fans everywhere have had their credibility questioned following the unveiling of the NBA All-Star Game Starters on Thursday. The absence of Joel Embiid, among others, spurred strong reactions online that have continued to spill over into the airwaves Friday morning. Always one to have his players’ backs, Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl […]

The NBA All-Star Starters are in, and Kevin Durant is once again a starter. The Brooklyn Nets star is having one hell of a year for his team right now, helping his team to a top spot in the East. Durant’s dominance made him a no-brainer as a starter (much to the chagrin of some […]

The voting process for the NBA All-Star game is always a wacky time for fans. Some voters take it seriously, for sure. However, there are plenty of instances of groups of people voting for some random player that isn’t… an All-Star, to put it lightly. It’s not just fans who do that, though. NBA players […]

Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers are streaking, with their four consecutive wins now the second-longest active winning streak behind the Philadelphia 76ers. Thursday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, the final game before a six-game road trip, saw the Clippers lead wire-to-wire in a 138-100 victory. George finished with a game-high 35 […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game will be one for the books. The All-Star draft between the East top-vote getter Giannis Antetokounmpo and West top-vote receiver LeBron James will be held a couple of minutes before tip-off, which is an immense change from the last couple of years. This could be a disaster, or it could […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has looked to be one of the most dominant players in the NBA this season. Amid the best season of his NBA career, many anticipated that Gilgeous-Alexander would be named a starter for the all-star team. But to the shock of many, he was not. Following the announcement […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game has already made news earlier in the week, but now that the starters for both teams have been officially announced, you could expect plenty of incredulous reactions to flood the internet. With this season having arguably the most crowded MVP race in years, there were a few locks no one […]

Kyrie Irving will be starting in the upcoming 2023 NBA All-Star Game for the sixth time in his career. This is after it was announced on Thursday that the Brooklyn Nets point guard was voted in by the fans as one of the top 2 vote-getters among Eastern Conference guards. Kyrie had an opportunity to […]

Being voted as an All-Star starter is already one of the most lofty achievements an NBA player can achieve. But to be the highest vote-getter in one’s conference? That takes a special combination of talent and popularity. Thus, it’s no surprise that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is proud for having been named the All-Star […]