Tag: All Star

LeBron, Antetokounmpo top early NBA All-Star vote totals

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James and Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo led the first fan balloting updates announced Thursday for next month’s NBA All-Star Game. Los Angeles Lakers star playmaker James received the most votes with 1,083,363 to pace the Western Conference frontcourt while Milwaukee Bucks forward Antetokounmpo led the Eastern Conference with 991,561 votes in the first fan ballot returns. Voting continues through January 21 with fan […]

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NBA: Player-captain James claims All-Star Game MVP

by Greg Heakes © Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to capture his third career NBA All-Star Game MVP as Team LeBron stormed from behind to beat Team Stephen 148-145. James, who was also MVP in 2006 and 2008, made 12 of 17 field goal attempts in 31 minutes of playing time at Staples Center arena in downtown Los Angeles. “I need to continue […]

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NBA: World trounces USA to jump start all-star weekend

by Greg Heakes © Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Team World attacked the rim and dominated from three-point range as the internationals kicked off the NBA 2018 All-Star Weekend festivities with a 155-124 victory over Team USA on Friday. Serbian guard Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 26 points and drained seven of 13 from beyond the arc and his Sacramento Kings teammate Buddy Hield tallied a team-high 29 points in the Rising Stars Game at Staples […]

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NBA: Williams, Hart, Fergie among All-Star performers

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pharrell Williams and his hip-hop group N.E.R.D. will perform at half-time of next month’s NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday, with actor-comedian Kevin Hart opening festivities and introducing teams. The 67th annual clash of elite NBA talent will be staged February 18 in Los Angeles and also feature pre-game national anthems, the American sung by Fergie and the Canadian performed by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. Williams, an […]

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NBA: Curry, James lead fan voting for All-Star game

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and Golden State Warriors playmaker Stephen Curry are on course to be chosen as conference captains for next month’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles, voting results showed Thursday. James and Curry lead the latest fan voting which accounts for 50 percent of the ballot to determine the 10 starters for the All-Star Game on February 18 at the Staples Center. Current NBA players and […]

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NBA: Cavalier heroes LeBron, Irving lead All-Star voting

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, who sparked the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first NBA crown last year, were the top vote-getters in the first preliminary NBA All-Star Game balloting results announced Thursday by the league. With 138 percent more votes cast than last year over the first week of All-Star balloting, 11.1 million compared to 4.6 million, last season’s runner-ups setting the Western Conference pace with the public as […]

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NBA: Bosh eyes return for Heat

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Miami Heat star Chris Bosh has declared himself ready to return for the new season as he battles back from an extended layoff following treatment for blood clots. The 11-time All-Star hasn’t played since February 9 after the emergence of blood clots in his calf. He also missed the second half of the 2014-15 season due to blood clots, with one moving to his lung and forcing him into […]

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