Playing the 21st season of his career, it’s incredible to see LeBron James at age 39 selected to the NBA All-Star team for 20 consecutive years.
On the morning of January 26 Vietnam time, the NBA officially announced the first 10 All-Star players of the 2023-24 season, who are also the names that will appear in the starting lineup at NBA All-Star. The game takes place on February 19.
In the East, the five All-Star players include Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) and Damian Lillard.
The five names representing the West include Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder) and the person with the most votes is LeBron James (Loss). Angeles Lakers).
This is the 20th consecutive year that LeBron James has been voted an NBA All-Star. This number puts the Los Angeles Lakers superstar past legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the player with the most All-Star appearances in league history .
“I want to thank, express my gratitude and respect to the fans, they have been by my side throughout my 21-year career in the American Professional Basketball League ,” LeBron shared later. victory over the Chicago Bulls this morning.
“And you voted to send me to my 20th consecutive NBA All-Star Game, which has been a huge privilege for me over the past two decades. In addition, being the first player in history to have this many All-Star appearances, starting or not, I don’t know, but it’s really special.”
Playing in the 21st season of his career, LeBron James continues to defy age and maintain extremely impressive form. The Lakers star is averaging 24.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, playing the indispensable leader of the yellow and purple team.
Just over a year ago, James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s seemingly unbreakable scoring record. Now the “king” continues to show his dominance in the NBA by breaking another difficult record of the tournament.
LeBron James continues his journey against ageIn addition to LeBron James’s NBA record-breaking 20 All-Star appearances, leading the remaining group of players is Kevin Durant with 14 All-Star appearances.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each had 8 times, Embiid had 7 times and Jokic had 6 times. The duo of Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum each had 5 times.
“ We are very happy for LeBron. He practices hard and works extremely seriously. Stability in both form and physical condition has brought Bron to success today ,” Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said about his student.
Unlike some past All-Star games, the traditional competition format with the East versus the West model will return in the 73rd NBA All-Star Game in history. With the highest number of votes in the two regions, Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the captain of the East and LeBron James will be the captain of the West.
After determining the first 10 NBA All-Star players in the 2023-24 season, the squads of both sides will be completed with a list of reserve players, expected to be announced on February 2 (local time). Vietnam). Three days later, the coaches of the two teams will be revealed.
The 2024 NBA All-Star Game, part of the NBA All-Star Weekend event series, will take place on the morning of February 19 in Indianapolis.
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