All Star 2023

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Photos: 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend

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In his 20th season, LeBron James attended this year’s 2023 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah. He’s been captain the past six-years.&nbsp;Team LBJ now stands 5-1 against&nbsp;his opponent after falling to Team Giannis (Antetokounmpo) in this year’s&nbsp;game, 184-175. &nbsp;

Outside of the game, Lakers Legend, Pau Gasol, was honored with the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award. &nbsp;

In his 19th NBA All-Star Game, the King had 13 points and four&nbsp;assists— not including the lob to himself off the backboard in the first quarter. &nbsp;

After a strong 14 minutes, LeBron went up for a block from behind in the second quarter and ended up&nbsp;catching his right hand against the rim. He did not return to the game in the second half but said that “it was just for cautionary reasons [he] decided to take the rest of the game off.” &nbsp;

As the end of the regular season nears for the Lakers, James looks at the last slate of games as “the 23 most important games of my career.”&nbsp;

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LeBron’s Focused on Next 23 Games After Playing in 19th All-Star Game

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The Lakers will be represented at All-Star 2023 in Utah by LeBron James, as the leading vote getter and thus captain of Team LeBron, as well as Scotty Pippen Jr., in the Rising Stars and NBA G League Next Man Up game.

LeBron was selected to his record-tying 19th All-Star game. With a 4-0 record as the All-Star GM, LeBron will this be making his selections at the NBA All-Star Draft right before the NBA All-Star game. The draft will be on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. PT on TNT, followed by the 72nd NBA All-Start Game at 5:30 p.m. PT on TNT.

Scotty Pippen Jr. will play in the Rising Stars game at 6 p.m. PT on Friday on TNT. The game will be a four-team mini-tournament where all three games will be played to a final target score. The four teams, comprised of 28 players with 21 NBA rookies and sophomores and seven NBA G League standouts, have honorary head coaches Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, Jason Terry, and Deron Williams. Pippen Jr. is on Team Jason.

Game Result: Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 5 points and got 2 steals in 8:36 of action in the Rising Stars game for Team Jason. See the Game Summary

The first ever NBA G League Next Up game will be played at 12 p.m. PT on NBA TV and features 24 NBA G League players.

Game Result: Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 11 points to go along with 6 assists and 3 steals for Team Scoot See the Game Summary

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Lakers at All-Star Weekend 2023

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Los Angeles Lakers two-way guard Scotty Pippen Jr. has been selected to compete in the 2023 Jordan Rising Stars game, which will take place on Friday, Feb. 17 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City as part of NBA All- Star 2023, the league announced today.

Through eight regular season contests for the South Bay Lakers, Pippen Jr. is averaging 24.3 points (.509 FG%, .410 3P%), 3.8 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.4 steals in 29.0 minutes per game. Additionally, the guard is leading all reserves in scoring. Pippen Jr. appeared in 16 Showcase games for South Bay, averaging 23.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.7 steals in 28.9 minutes. The rookie has appeared in six games for Los Angeles, averaging 2.3 points in 5.3 minutes.

The player pool consists of 11 NBA rookies, 10 second-year NBA players and seven NBA G League players. The 21 NBA players, selected by NBA assistant coaches, will be drafted onto three seven-player teams. The seven NBA G League players, selected by the league office, will comprise the fourth team. Four NBA legends will serve as honorary head coaches for Jordan Rising Stars: six-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol; two-time NBA All-Star and 2013-14 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah; 2008-09 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year and 2011 NBA champion Jason Terry; and three-time NBA All-Star and former Utah Jazz standout Deron Williams.

Terry (Team Jason), a current Jazz assistant coach and a former head coach of the NBA G League’s Grand Rapids Gold, will coach the team of NBA G League players.

All three games in Jordan Rising Stars will be played to a Final Target Score, meaning that each game will end with a made basket or a made free throw instead of with the clock running out. The semifinal games will be played to a Final Target Score of 40. The final game will be played to a Final Target Score of 25.

Tickets for Jordan Rising Stars are available at NBAEvents.com and through the NBA Events App.

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Scotty Pippen Jr. Selected to 2023 Jordan Rising Stars Game

LeBron James was named an All-Star for the 19th time in his career and a captain for the sixth time. His 19th straight selection passes Kobe Bryant for most all-time and his 19th overall selection ties him with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most selections in NBA history.

James led all players in All-Star voting for the seventh consecutive season and the 10th time overall.

A three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP and the contest’s all-time leading scorer, James has started an NBA-record 18 straight All-Star games and has been named a captain in every year since the NBA switched to the current format, holding a perfect 5-0 record as the team captain.

Fans accounted for 50% of the vote to determine the starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game.  Current NBA players and a media panel accounted for 25% each. See full voting results.

TNT will announce the All-Star reserves, as selected by NBA head coaches, on Thursday, Feb. 2 during TNT NBA Tip-Off.

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LeBron James Named Western Conference NBA All-Star 2023 Captain

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the third fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting.

Anthony Davis remains in third place in Western Conference Frontcourt voting and fifth overall in Western Conference voting. Russell Westbrook is sixth and Austin Reaves is eighth in Western Conference guards voting.

In the Western Conference, the top three frontcourt spots are held by James (No. 1), Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (No. 2) and Lakers forward Anthony Davis (No. 3).  At guard, the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry tops the position group and is 246,167 votes ahead of the No. 2 player, the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić. 

Fans account for 50% of the vote to determine the starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game.&nbsp; Current NBA players and a media panel account for 25% each.&nbsp;

NBA All-Star Voting will conclude on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 8:59 p.m. PT.  Tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 20) will be the final “3-for-1 Day,” when each fan vote counts three times.

The NBA All-Star Game starters, including the two team captains, will be revealed by TNT on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. PT.  The team captains will be the All-Star starter from each conference who receives the most fan votes in his conference.

Below are the top 10 vote-getters by position group in the third fan returns.

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Third Fan Returns for NBA All-Star 2023 Voting

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant continue to lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the second fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting.

Anthony Davis remains in third place in Western Conference Frontcourt voting and fifth overall in Western Conference voting. Russell Westbrook is sixth and Austin Reaves is ninth in Western Conference guards voting.

James (West Frontcourt), Durant (East Frontcourt), the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (West Guards) and the Nets’ Kyrie Irving (East Guards) remain the leaders at their respective position groups. 

Fans account for 50% of the vote to determine the starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game.&nbsp; Current NBA players and a media panel account for 25% each.&nbsp; The team captains will be the All-Star starter from each conference who receives the most fan votes in his conference.

Friday, Jan. 13, marks the next “3-for-1 Day,” when each fan vote will count three times.  The next fan voting update will be shared on Thursday, Jan. 19, and voting will conclude on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET.  TNT will reveal the starters, including the two team captains, on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 26.

Below are the top 10 vote-getters by position group in the second fan returns.

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Second Fan Returns for NBA All-Star 2023 Voting

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting. 

Anthony Davis is third in the Western Conference Frontcourt vote and fifth overall and Russell Westbrook is sixth in the Western Conference Guards vote and Austin Reaves is ninth in the Western Conference Guards vote.

Joining James (West Frontcourt) and Durant (East Frontcourt) as top vote-getters at their respective position groups are the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (West Guard) and the Nets’ Kyrie Irving (East Guard).&nbsp;

Fans account for 50% of the vote to determine the starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. &nbsp;Current NBA players and a media panel account for 25% each.

Tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 6) marks the next “3-for-1 Day,” when each fan vote will count three times.  The next fan voting update will be shared on Thursday, Jan. 12. Fans can vote on NBA.com. 

Below are the top 10 vote-getters by position group in the first fan returns.