"The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game already looks loaded. And the fate of LeBron James' record streak of All-Star selections will now be decided by coaches, or perhaps even Commissioner Adam Silver. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver's Nikola Jokic, the Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic and San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama were among those announced Monday as starters an inexact term this year for next month's All-Star Game at the Los Angeles Clippers' home arena in Inglewood, California."
"They're likely heading to the World team, which will take on two teams of US players as part of yet another new format for the midseason showcase. The NBA announced 10 starters, five from each conference. Golden State's Stephen Curry, New York's Jalen Brunson, Detroit's Cade Cunningham, Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey and Boston's Jaylen Brown all are presumably headed to the US squads that will play in the three-team, round-robin tournament on 15 February"
"But James, for the first time in 22 years, wasn't among the group selected as a starter. His record run of 20 consecutive All-Star Game appearances not selections, that streak continued ended last season when he bowed out citing foot and ankle injuries. He could still be named an All-Star reserve, with those 14 spots to be decided by a polling of NBA head coaches."
Multiple international superstars were named All-Star Game starters and are likely to form the first-ever World team to face two US teams in a three-team, round-robin format at the Clippers' arena in Inglewood on Feb. 15. The NBA announced 10 starters, five per conference, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, Stephen Curry, Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown. LeBron James was not among the starters for the first time in 22 years. Coaches will vote on 14 All-Star reserves, and the commissioner can name injury replacements. James has missed 17 games and his streak of 1,297 consecutive 10-point games ended in December.
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