As the 2023 NBA All-Star weekend approaches, the official team captains for the All-Star Game have been finalized.
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 official West captain, with Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and Zion Williamson rounding out the starters list. This All-Star sees James have a record 19th NBA All-Star Weekend selection with Kareem Abdul Jabbar. If James plays in Salt Lake City, he will become the first player in NBA history to appear in 19 All-Star Games. Abdul-Jabbar was selected for the 1973 game, but he did not play.
In the Eastern Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the team, taking a lead over Kevin Durant, who joins Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving and Donovan Mitchell as representatives in the East. Mitchell said DTT“I’m truly blessed and honored to be a part of this. To be part of my fourth All-Star and now a starter, I couldn’t be happier.
The All-Star Games return to Salt Lake City for the first time since 1993 on February 19.
The #NBAAllStar Western Conference starters:
⭐️ LeBron James
⭐️Nikola Jokic
⭐️ Luka Doncic
⭐️ Zion Williamson
⭐️ Steph Curry pic.twitter.com/3m6IER1Og1— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 27, 2023
The #NBAAllStar Eastern Conference starters:
⭐️Giannis Antetokounmpo
⭐️ Kevin Durant
⭐️ Donovan Mitchell
⭐️Jayson Tatum
⭐️Kyrie Irving pic.twitter.com/B2UDisxSv2— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 27, 2023
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