The American League (AL) leads the series with 45 victories, and a 373–370 run advantage; two games ended in ties.
Team LeBron Wins All-Star Thriller
Kawhi Leonard scores 30 and Anthony Davis hits the winning free throw to lift Team LeBron to a 157-155 victory in the 69th NBA All-Star Game.AL bests NL 4-3 to win 2019 All-Star Game.
2020 NBA All-Star Game
| MVP | Kawhi Leonard (Team LeBron) |
| National anthem | Chaka Khan (American) Tenille Arts (Canadian) |
| Referees | #8 Marc Davis #42 Eric Lewis #61 Courtney Kirkland |
| Halftime show | Chance the Rapper, DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Quavo |
| NBA All-Star Game |
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The starting lineup for each squad is selected by a combination of fan, player, and media voting, while head coaches choose the reserves, seven players from their respective conferences, so each side has a 12-man roster. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.
Watch: Giannis and LeBron select their fellow starters. James kicked off Thursday's draft, conducted in front of TNT's cameras for the second straight year, by selecting his Los Angeles Lakers teammate Anthony Davis with the No. 1 overall pick.
Progressive Field is getting ready for the 2019 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night, but there's an embarrassing mistake in banners promoting the game. Bryce Harper is plastered all over the displays, but he's not an All-Star this season. Harper did not earn enough fan votes and was not voted in by the players.
Durant is a better shooter and perhaps scorer (because that's his main strength) than LeBron James. He's also a better shot-blocker because he is 7 feet tall whereas LeBron is 6′8.
Every dunk and highlight from the 2020 NBA Dunk Contest between Derrick Jones Jr., Aaron Gordon, Dwight Howard and Pat Connaughton.
Most Valuable Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo
| PLAYER | 1ST VOTES (%) | POINTS |
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| 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL | 80.0 | 41 |
| 2. LeBron James, LAL | 20.0 | 31 |
| 3. James Harden, HOU | 0.0 | 4 |
500 Players
| Rank | Player | From |
|---|
| 1 | Michael Jordan | 1985 |
| 2 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1960 |
| 3 | Bill Russell | 1957 |
Bryant won many accolades: five NBA championships, 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), two-time NBA Finals MVP winner.
LeBron James went with his teammate as the top pick after all. After previously joking he wasn't sure if he liked Anthony Davis enough to take him with the No. 1 selection in the NBA All-Star draft, James made his Los Angeles Lakers cohort the first pick when teams were chosen Thursday.
Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for most All-Star Game selections and most All-Star Games played. He was selected 19 times and played in 18 All-Star games. LeBron James holds the record for most All-Star Game selections among active players, with 16 selections.
Multiple All-Star players can be chosen from one team, with the record being four. This has occurred eight times, the first such instance being in 1962, when four players each from the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers were chosen.
NEW YORK – Captains LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks have selected the team rosters for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, as revealed tonight in TNT's presentation of the NBA All-Star Draft.
Final score: Team LeBron 157, Team Giannis 155
After an unsuccessful challenge, Anthony Davis drains one of two free throws to give Team LeBron the victory. That was intense.NBA All-Star Game 2020: Stephen Curry, Paul Pierce and others praise revamped All-Star Game format. Players - former and active - including a couple of them that participated in the 2020 All-Star Game took to Twitter to show their love for the new format.
In honor of the new format, we're giving you the opportunity to pick your own All-Star squad against a computer captain who "thinks" like a traditional All-Star voter. And just like real basketball, no two games will play out exactly the same -- so keep playing until you pick your way to All-Star glory.
The Laker began his career, after deciding to forgo college and take on the challenge of playing in the NBA, wearing the No. 8 jersey. According to ESPN, he chose the number based on his Adidas camp number, 143. It adds up to eight, and was the number he wore in Italy when he was younger.
defeated Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon in an epic duel Saturday to win the 2020 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Chicago's United Center. Jones Jr. and Gordon advanced to the finals out of a four-person group that also included Milwaukee Bucks swingman Pat Connaughton and Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard.
With the help of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers played in seven NBA Finals between 2000 and 2010, winning three of them consecutively from 2000 to 2002, losing the next two in 2004 and 2008, and winning in 2009 and 2010; the last three appearances were without O'Neal.
2020 NBA All-Star rosters: Colleges of players on Team Lebron
| Player | NBA Team | Position |
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| James Harden | Houston Rockets | Guard |
| Kawhi Leonard | Los Angeles Clippers | Forward-Center |
| Luka Doncic | Dallas Mavericks | Forward-Guard |
| Lebron James | Los Angeles Lakers | Forward |
NBA All-Star Weekend is a three-day event which goes from Friday to Sunday.
Unlike previous versions of the NBA All-Star Game, every quarter will matter in this year's contest. With a new format in place, the league is hoping to increase the level of competition and give fans a more exciting exhibition.
Check out the 10 colleges that have produced the most NBA players all-time, according to data observed by Grand Canyon University:
- Kentucky-107 players.
- UCLA-97 players.
- North Carolina-90 players.
- Duke-83 players.
- Kansas-72 players.
- Indiana-66 players.
- Louisville-58 players.
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