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2019 NBA All-Star Game starters and captains announced

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2019 NBA All-Star Game starters and captains announced

The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James and the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo

Captains LeBron, Giannis lead starters for NBA All-Star 2019

The NBA on Thursday announced the list of the starters for its All-Star Game 2019.

This year's game will be held on Feb. 17 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James and the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo led all players in votes and will be the team captains.

James is joined by Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Houston’s James Harden in the backcourt, and Golden State’s Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City’s Paul George in the frontcourt in the Western Conference starters list.

Antetokounmpo has been included in the the Eastern Conference starters list along with Boston’s Kyrie Irving and Charlotte’s Kemba Walker in the backcourt, and Toronto’s Kawhi Leonard and Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid in the frontcourt.

The starters were voted in by fans, players and a media panel.

Fans accounted for 50 percent of the vote to determine the NBA All-Star Game starters, while current NBA players and a media panel accounted for 25 percent each.

James (4,620,809 fan votes) and Antetokounmpo (4,375,747 fan votes) led their respective conferences and position groups in the fan voting.

2019 NBA All-Star Game Starter Pool:

Western Conference:

Stephen Curry, Warriors - (6th All-Star selection)

Kevin Durant, Warriors - (10th All-Star selection)

Paul George, Thunder (6th All-Star selection)

James Harden, Rockets - (7th All-Star selection)

LeBron James, Lakers - (15th All-Star selection)

Eastern Conference:

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks - (3rd All-Star selection)

Joel Embiid, 76ers - (2nd All-Star selection)

Kyrie Irving, Celtics - (6th All-Star selection)

Kawhi Leonard, Raptors - (3rd All-Star selection)

Kemba Walker, Hornets - (3rd All-Star selection)

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