Stephen Curry Will join Olympic teammates Lebron James And Kevin Durant Once again, this time at the NBA All-Star Game.
The league announced the roster for this season’s midseason showcase event on Tuesday night, with 25 names divided among three teams. is the debut of Another new all-star format –It’s a US vs. the World, on February 15 LA Clippers‘ home in Inglewood, California.
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Three teams will compete in a round-robin tournament and the top two teams will advance to the championship game.
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It’s a concept that commissioner Adam Silver thinks will contribute to players’ national pride and has come at an opportune time. The game will be broadcast on NBC, which is also broadcasting the Milan Cortina Olympics that begin this weekend and run through Feb. 22.
The US-versus-the-world concept was talked about for years before this season became a reality. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association unveiled the long-awaited plan in their latest effort to spark renewed interest in the game following last season’s largely restricted tournament format.
The Clippers’ kawhi leonardthere is a possibility most worthy name left Original list of 24 All-StarsThe Americans were added to the pool of players Tuesday shortly before the roster was unveiled. And perhaps that step itself sent new york‘S carl-anthony town For the world team.
Towns was born in New Jersey, but has played international basketball for his late mother’s homeland – the Dominican Republic.
The NBA had said in recent months that it would adjust roster sizes as needed to ensure all three teams have at least eight players, the minimum required under the new format. milwaukee‘S giannis antetokounmpo He is not expected to play for the World Team due to injury, which is why there are nine players in that squad.
The US teams were divided by age: older players were assigned USA stripes, coached by San AntonioMitch Johnson, USA Stars Youth, coached by detroitJB Bickerstaff. torontoNamed Darko Rajkovic world team coach Earlier Tuesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
