"Lakers guard Luka Doncic was voted as a Western Conference starter for the NBA's All-Star team, becoming the 15th player in NBA history to earn six all-star selections before the age of 27. Doncic, who received his fifth starting nod, leads the league in scoring (33.3), is fourth in assists (8.6), is making 46.4% of his shots and is hitting 33.7% of his three pointers. He received the most votes of the All-Stars with 3,402,967."
"Lakers forward LeBron James was not voted as a starter, but he still has a chance to be a reserve when the NBA coaches pick the reserves later this month. James has been named an All-Star team starter an NBA-record 21 times, eight times as a Laker. (Jessie Alcheh / Associated Press) He missed the first 14 games of the season recovering from a sciatica injury, but has been playing at a high level since his return. James is averaging 22.6 points per game, 6.9 assists and 5.9 assists in his NBA-record 23rd season."
"The All-Stars were selected by fans, players and media votes with obligation to fill specific positions on each roster. Lakers guard Austin Reaves had been playing at an All-Star level, averaging career-high in points (26.6) points, assists (6.3) and rebounds (5.2) and his shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 36.5 percent from three-point range, but he has missed the 12 games with a left calf strain."
Luka Doncic was voted a Western Conference starter and became the 15th player to reach six All-Star selections before turning 27. Doncic leads the NBA in scoring (33.3), ranks fourth in assists (8.6), shoots 46.4% overall and 33.7% from three, and received the most All-Star votes (3,402,967). West starters include Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. East starters include Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham and Tyrese Maxey. LeBron James was not voted a starter but could be a coach-selected reserve; he missed 14 games with sciatica and averages 22.6 points. Austin Reaves posted career-high numbers before missing 12 games with a calf strain. The All-Star Game will be at the Intuit Dome on Feb. 15 with a new format that ends the traditional East-versus-West matchup.
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