Tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT the NBA All-Star game will get underway, and even though a number of fan-voted stars won't be able to play in the showcase, there will still be countless highlight-reel moments. Live stream the game free by clicking this link.
The setting of this year's All-Star game should make up for some of the missing talent, such as Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin and Kobe Bryant. Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is also not going to play in this year's game, but he's still enjoying the Big Apple nonetheless.
"New York is cold as hell, man. But it's nice, it's cool," Wade said. "I feel like the All-Star had to be in New York one of these years. Since I've been in the league, 12 years now, it hasn't been in New York and it's mind-boggling that it hasn't, but I think it's cool that it's finally here. There's just a different vibe in New York than anywhere else."
Wade's former teammate LeBron James also talked about how special it will be to take the All-Star court at Madison Square Garden.
"It's going to be the best All-Star Game for me, to be able to be in the Garden," James said. "I love my fans back in Cleveland. I loved my fans when I was in Miami. But if I could have 82 regular-season games in the Garden, you know I would, because it's the mecca of basketball. You get a great feeling when you walk in there because there is so much history. It's going to be fun."
It's been more than a decade since Madison Square Garden hosted the All-Star Game; this year the festivities have been shared by MSG and Brooklyn's Barclays Center, but in 1998 the Barclays Center didn't even exist. Bryant's first All-Star Game as a Laker was in 1998, as was Tim Duncan's. It was Michael Jordan's final All-Star Game with the Chicago Bulls.
EAST ALL-STARS
NO. PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
7
* Carmelo Anthony (Knicks)
F
6-8
240
05/29/84
Syracuse/USA
23
* LeBron James (Cavaliers)
F
6-8
250
12/30/84
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)/USA
16
* Pau Gasol (Bulls)
C-F
7-0
250
07/06/80
Barcelona, Spain
2
* John Wall (Wizards)
G
6-4
195
09/06/90
Kentucky/USA
7
*# Kyle Lowry (Raptors)
G
6-0
205
03/25/86
Villanova/USA
1
Chris Bosh (Heat)
C
6-11
235
03/24/84
Georgia Institute of Technology/USA
21
# Jimmy Butler (Bulls)
G-F
6-7
220
09/14/89
Marquette/USA
15
Al Horford (Hawks)
C-F
6-10
250
06/03/86
University of Florida/USA
2
Kyrie Irving (Cavaliers)
G
6-3
193
03/23/92
Duke University/USA
26
# Kyle Korver (Hawks)
G
6-7
212
03/17/81
Creighton/USA
4
Paul Millsap (Hawks)
F
6-8
253
02/10/85
Louisiana Tech University/USA
0
# Jeff Teague (Hawks)
G
6-2
181
06/10/88
Wake Forest/USA
3
^ Dwyane Wade (Heat)
G
6-4
220
01/17/82
Marquette/USA
WEST ALL-STARS
NO. PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
32
*^ Blake Griffin (Clippers)
F
6-10
251
03/16/89
Oklahoma/USA
33
* Marc Gasol (Grizzlies)
C
7-1
265
01/29/85
Barcelona, Spain
24
*^ Kobe Bryant (Lakers)
G
6-6
212
08/23/78
Lower Merion HS (PA)/USA
23
*^ Anthony Davis (Pelicans)
C-F
6-10
220
03/11/93
Kentucky/USA
30
* Stephen Curry (Warriors)
G
6-3
190
03/14/88
Davidson/USA
12
LaMarcus Aldridge (Trail Blazers)
F
6-11
240
07/19/85
Texas/USA
15
# DeMarcus Cousins (Kings)
C
6-11
270
08/13/90
Kentucky/USA
21
Tim Duncan (Spurs)
F
6-11
250
04/25/76
Wake Forest/U.S. Virgin Islands
35
Kevin Durant (Thunder)
F
6-9
240
09/29/88
Texas/USA
13
James Harden (Rockets)
G
6-5
225
08/26/89
Arizona State/USA
0
Damian Lillard (Blazers)
G
6-3
195
07/05/90
Weber State/USA
41
Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks)
F
7-0
245
06/19/78
DJK Wurzburg/Germany
3
Chris Paul (Clippers)
G
6-0
175
05/06/85
Wake Forest/USA
11
# Klay Thompson (Warriors)
G
6-7
215
02/08/90
Washington State/USA
0
Russell Westbrook (Thunder)
G
6-3
200
11/12/88
UCLA/USA
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