The NBA All-Star Game is getting a major shakeup this year, moving to a three-game tournament format. Fans have voted, and the leading contenders for starting spots are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, and more. Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith will draft the 24 All-Stars into three teams of eight, setting the stage for a unique All-Star weekend.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James high-fived guard Dalton Knecht during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)Here’s an NBA story via the Associated Press:and LeBron James seems well on his way toward extending his record and getting picked for a 21st time.
The first update on All-Star voting for this season’s revised game was released Thursday, with Antetokounmpo the overall leader with about 1.7 million votes. Denver’s Nikola Jokic is second overall with about 1.4 million votes, which is tops among all Western Conference players. The 10 players on pace to be selected as starters, at least based on the fan balloting: Antetokounmpo, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell from the Eastern Conference, and Jokic, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dallas' Luka Doncic and James from the West. But there won’t be 10 starters this year for the All-Star Game, set to take place Feb. 16 in San Francisco. There will be more.one where there will be three games. The 24 All-Stars will be drafted into three teams of eight players apiece by TNT personalities and former NBA greats Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. Those three teams will be entered into a four-team tournament, with the remaining squad being the team of NBA rookies and second-year players that wins the Rising Stars event on All-Star Friday. There are two semifinal games, followed by the winners meeting in a championship game — with the first team to reach 40 points the winner of all three games. It will be wildly different than last year, when the All-Star Game final score was 211-186 — the highest-scoring one in histor
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