NBA All-Star Game Articles - Page 27

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James likes the team he drafted for the 2019 All-Star game and says he knew he was going to take Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant and Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving with his first and second pick, respectively. Team LeBron is pretty stacked. The starters are […]

The All-Star weekend is just a few days away, and a lot of people are excited to see Team LeBron go up against Team Giannis go up in the All-Star Game. However, a lot of fans are already seeing it as a win for LeBron James’ squad, as he picked undoubtedly most of the best […]

LeBron James might just have pulled the greatest heist in NBA All-Star Draft history during Thursday’s first rendition of its broadcast, putting on a clinic in true Fantasy Basketball fashion while managing to toe the line between friendly competition and elite-level tampering. The King’s picks for this 2019 iteration of the February festivities are so […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James managed to put together quite the roster for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. It seems even Boston Celtics point Kyrie Irving is impressed with how the draft turned out. The two will be reunited as teammates in Charlotte. Irving was notably surprised by the starting five for Team LeBron, via […]

It should come as no surprise that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James selected Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade to his team for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. Now it appears Wade is looking to go out in style with his best friend and former teammate. Team LeBron will undoubtedly be looking to secure a […]

The NBA announced the results of the 2019 All-Star Draft on Thursday. This was the second year the teams were selected via a draft, and the first year that the draft was televised. Last week, Wizards guard Bradley Beal told reporters he wasn’t a fan of the league’s decision. Bradley Beal said he thinks televising […]

The NBA announced the results of the 2019 All-Star Draft on Thursday night and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had an interesting reaction. Ok……. pic.twitter.com/CCpzig8mxC — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 8, 2019 The Sixers center was picked by team captain Giannis Antetokounmpo with his second selection, the fourth pick overall. Later in the draft, Antetokounmpo […]

NBA has announced the results of the 2019 All-Star Game Draft. The top vote-getters, LeBron James of the Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, each drafted their 14-man squads. After the draft, Antetokounmpo revealed his strategy. Giannis was telling people that his strategy was to pick first time All Stars because he figured they would […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had a hilarious response to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James picking Anthony Davis in the NBA All-Star draft. It wasn’t surprising at all to see LeBron James draft Anthony Davis considering all of the wild trade speculations in recent weeks, and it will only add to the rumors of […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo selected their All-Star rosters for the All-Star Game coming up next weekend in Charlotte. Upon wrapping up their selections, though, LeBron James proposed a deal to Giannis Antetokounmpo, offering to send Russell Westbrook to Team Giannis in exchange for Ben Simmons. Antetokounmpo accepted, […]

The NBA All-Star Draft has taken place. Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo picked from the All-Star roster. This was the first year the draft was televised. LeBron James took Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant with the first pick. Giannis Antetokounmpo took Warriors star Stephen Curry with his […]

With NBA All-Star Weekend just a couple of weeks away, the basketball community is definitely looking forward to the festivities. One of the most exciting events of the weekend is the NBA Celebrity All-Star Game, and the participants of the highly entertaining contest were just announced by the league. As detailed by Helen Murphy of […]

Only a few days remain before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 7. Not to mention, the NBA All-Star Draft occurs on the same day. The trade deadline buzzer is at 3 p.m. ET, while the All-Star Draft occurs only a few hours later at 7 p.m. That means the draft could get awkward if […]

In what could potentially be his final All-Star Game appearance, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki said that he’s humbled after being given the opportunity to be part of the All-Star weekend’s main event in Charlotte. Dirk talked about being named to his 14th All-Star game and how grateful he is of commissioner Adam Silver for […]

Thursday was quite the day around the league. The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a call from Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers; the Dallas Mavericks traded for Kristaps Porzingis; and the Milwaukee Bucks went into Toronto, took down the Raptors to be 24 games over .500 for the first time since 1986, and […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade will be playing his final All-Star game in the NBA, and he has a request, or rather a demand to former teammate and Western Conference All-Stars captain, LeBron James. Dwyane Wade on whether LeBron James will pick him in next week's All-Star draft: "He better pick me." — Anthony Chiang […]

Rudy Gobert was initially at a loss for words after finding out he was left off of the Western Conference All-Star team. He noted that his mother called him crying, knowing how hard he had worked to play at an elite caliber. The Utah Jazz center also missed out on a potential $1 million bonus […]

Thursday night saw the unveiling of the NBA All-Star game’s reserves. The presence of names like Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard and Ben Simmons was no surprise at all. The exclusion of two names in particular, however, felt odd. While they may not be playing at an All-Star level like earlier in their careers, something just […]

The reserves were announced for the NBA All-Star game Thursday night, leaving many players such as Khris Middleton and Ben Simmons excited to make their All-Star weekend debut. Some players, though, fell just short of the cut– most notably Luka Doncic. After making waves in fan voting and barely missing out on being a starter […]

The NBA All-Star Weekend is always one of the highlights of the season for fans. Because of this, the league is always sure to have a few star performers for the event. On Wednesday, the NBA released a full list of the performers who would be present for this year’s star-studded event. Per Jordan Zirm of […]

The Charlotte Hornets will be playing host to this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend with the festivities slated to get underway in just under three weeks. As a result, things are starting to unfold before our very eyes with details surrounding the annual events beginning to emerge as each day passes. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Zach Lowe […]

Forget all the drama that surrounds Dennis Smith Jr. and the Dallas Mavericks for a while. The sophomore guard is going to be one of the participants for this year’s Slam Dunk contest, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Sources @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. has committed to the NBA […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is looking to be the peacemaker in this upcoming All-Star Game and if given the chance, bring two known adversaries together in one team during the upcoming festivities. The Milwaukee Bucks forward garnered the second-most votes by fans, and will get his chance to choose the players alongside him. Two mortal enemies are in […]

It has been a long season for Carmelo Anthony. After a stretch as a top player in the league during his time with the Denver Nuggets and at least part of his time with the New York Knicks, he has struggled just to find a team willing to offer his meaningful minutes. Despite the hardships […]

The first sneak-peek photos of the uniforms to be worn in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game have hit the internet. In a nod to Kemba Walker making his first start in the All-Star Game, which will take place in Charlotte, the jersey’s pictured feature either the Lakers logo with LeBron James name and number, or […]

The 2019 NBA All-Star starters have been announced, so let’s take a look at the in-depth breakdown of the votes. Fans accounted for 50 percent of the votes, current NBA players accounted for 25 percent, and a media panel accounted for the remaining 25 percent. The West starters are LeBron James, Stephen Curry, James Harden, […]

On Thursday evening, the NBA announced the official starters for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. Leading the Western Conference was LeBron James, receiving top votes from fans, players, and media members alike. The Eastern Conference was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who also received top votes across the board. Sticking with a similar draft format from […]

The final voting of the 2019 All-Star Game fan voting is finally here, as LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks were named as team captains after leading all nominees in the voting. As the top overall finisher in fan voting, @KingJames will make first pick in the First Round […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has received an invitation to participate in this year’s All-Star Three-Point Contest, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. If he accepts, this could be Nowitzki’s sixth career entry into the contest, doing so in his 21st and possibly last season in the league. The German international won […]

The NBA has just announced the schedule for the 2019 All-Star Draft: The NBA announced today that the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft will be televised by TNT on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. ET. In addition to that, the NBA has also released the 3rd fan returns of All-Star Voting 2019. #Lakers' LeBron James […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo are still the top vote-getters for the 2019 All-Star game. The third fan returns were released on Thursday. LeBron James has 3,770,807 votes, while Giannis Antetokounmpo has 3,626,909: The NBA announced today that the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft will be televised by TNT on Thursday, […]

The second return of the 2019 All-Star fan voting shows the two initial leading vote-getters in Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks phenom Giannis Antetokounmpo still leading the race with the most votes: The second returns of #NBAAllStar Voting 2019 presented by @Google! Vote on https://t.co/R6fBO5LSAS, the NBA App or by searching […]

The first return of the All-Star Game voting has been announced, with LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers leading all players with over a million votes and MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks trailing nearly 100,000 votes behind James for the Eastern Conference. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors leads the […]

The NBA announced a partnership with Google on Monday morning, with the intent to make voting for All-Stars an easier process for fans. Beginning on Christmas Day and running through January 21st, fans will now be able to vote for their favorite players by searching on Google, utilizing Google Assistant, with the NBA app, or […]

Mike Conley has gotten the chance to be the frontman of this Memphis Grizzlies team and despite being seemingly comfortable being in the shadows of elite players at his position, the 31-year-old admitted he’s looking to leave his mark in the game before it’s all said and done. When evaluating point guards, names like Stephen […]

Aaron Gordon’s thunderous dunks once hinted at a potential revival of the endeared Slam Dunk Contest in 2016, but since his latest appearance in 2017, the Orlando Magic forward doesn’t see himself coming back for a third time, at least not now. “No, I’m not doing it [this year],” Gordon told Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo […]

Devin Booker’s bombastic performance during his season debut was an eye-opener for those tuning to ESPN hoping to get a glimpse at two of the NBA’s finest rookies of this year’s class. While many hoped to see the potential in Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic and Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, it was Booker who […]

Jusuf Nurkic is coming from what he calls his “greatest summer ever” in terms of work. The Portland Trail Blazers center has been between playing with the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team and doing some training on his own, having had no more than 10 days off during an arduous summer. Nurk has added a […]

Stephen Curry, the two-time NBA champion and MVP, is clearly one of the best players in the NBA and the greatest 3-point shooter of all-time. Curry has revolutionized the game because of his terrific outside range. His reputation as the NBA’s most explosive shooter precedes him, as he easily earned the most All-star votes, becoming […]