2023 NBA All-Star Game roster announcement: LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo voted in as team captains
With more than half of the 2022-23 season in the books and the All-Star Game approaching, it's time to name the starters for the league's mid-season exhibition. Those starters were determined by a vote divided amongst fans (50 percent), media (25 percent) and players (25), and on Thursday, those starters were announced on TNT with an assist from the accounting firm Ernst and Young. With two guards and three front-court players coming from each conference, the following 10 players have been selected:
Eastern Conference starters
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (captain)
- Kevin Durant
- Jayson Tatum
- Kyrie Irving
- Donovan Mitchell
Western Conference starters
- LeBron James (captain)
- Nikola Jokic
- Zion Williamson
- Stephen Curry
- Luka Doncic