Who has better starters for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game?
It’s that time of the year when the NFL concludes its season for the NBA to pick up the slack.
And just like every other year in sports, the NBA will pick up the slack with a bang, kicking off the second half of the season with the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Yes, it’s the East All-Stars going up against the West All-Stars once again as fans voted in who they feel are the five best players in each conference as All-Star starters.
Leading the East All-Stars this year is leading vote-getter LeBron James. The reigning league MVP got 2,549,693 votes this season, becoming the first player in balloting history to draw at least 2.5 million votes on three separate occasions.
James is making his sixth All-Star appearance and will start for the Eastern Conference for the sixth time in his career. Joining James in the East are Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade and the Philadelphia 76ers’ Allen Iverson , the 2001 and 2005 All-Star Game MVP.
Among active players, Garnett’s 13th All-Star selection ranks second to Shaquille O’Neal who has 15. Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic will start at center.
As always, Kobe Bryant will lead the Western Conference All-Stars once again in Dallas, Texas for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Bryant is the second leading vote-getter behind LeBron James with 2,456,224 votes.
Bryant will be joined by the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash, the Denver Nuggets’ Carmelo Anthony and the San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan, who is making his 12th appearance in the NBA’s midseason spectacle.
The Suns’ Amare Stoudemire will start at center.
With these selections, which team do you think has the better group of starters for the All-Star game? Well, if you ask me, I’m going with the West since Allen Iverson has no business being in the All-Star game this year and Kevin Garnett is still trying to get it together after being sidelined with injuries.
The 2010 NBA All Star Game will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010 before an expected crowd of more than 80,000, that would be the largest group ever to witness a live basketball game.
The week leading up to the 59th NBA All-Star Game will feature a full slate of community – enhancing activities and fan festivals, including the NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Adidas and the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam.
This will be the second NBA All-Star in Dallas. The city also hosted the event in 1986.
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Orlando Magic 7-1
Boston Celtics 5-1
Denver Nuggets 12-1
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