Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was named an NBA All-Star Game captain for the fifth-straight season on Thursday as the league revealed the starting players for the mid-season showcase in Cleveland.Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant topped the East voting and got the nod as a team captain, although he is expected to miss a second straight All-Star Game after spraining his left knee earlier this month.
Fan voting accounts for 50 percent of the total vote to pick the starters, while current players and media make up the other half. The reserves are chosen by NBA head coaches, and league commissioner Adam Silver chooses injury replacements, if necessary. Denver’s NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic and Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid nabbed starting frontcourt spots.“I have come a long way the last two years,” Embiid said after hearing his name called. “The game has really slowed down for me. I am able to be free on the court and do what I want offensively.”
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