Forwards LeBron James , of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Kevin Durant, of the Brooklyn Nets, were named this Thursday captains of the 70 edition of the NBA All-Star Game , which will be played on March 7 at State Farm Arena, Atlanta .
The rest of the players who will be with them in the field did not leave any surprise and will be all favorites .
The # NBA announced the headlines of the next All Star Game:
LeBron James (captain)
Kevin Durant (captain)
Stephen Curry
Luka Doncic
Kawhi Leonard
Nikola Jokic
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Bradley Beal
Joel Embiid
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Together with Durant, at the Eastern Conference , they Greek power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, the Cameroonian center Joel Embiid of Philadelphia 76 ers, guard Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards, and point guard Kyrie Irving of the Nets.
While with James, in the West , Serbian center Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, forward Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers, and the guards, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors , and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks, completed the list of the five starters.
NBA All-Star 2021 to feature the Game and Skills competitions on one night for the first time on March 7. The NBA and NBPA are committing more than $ 2.5M toward HBCUs and provide support and awareness around equity and access t o COVID – 19 relief and vaccines.
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The coach Quin Snyder from Utah will lead the James Team , a right that has already been assured since Monday, while Doc Rivers, from Philadelphia , he will be able to lead the Durant Team if the Sixers win one of the next two games or Milwaukee and Nets lose this week.
For his part, the commissioner of the NBA, Adam Silver, admitted that the All-Star Game is about a way to achieve greater financial resources and that he assumes “all responsibility” in the face of the strong criticism he has received for organizing an event without any sporting value in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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