Lebron James He is one of the greatest figures in NBA history. the eave of los angeles lakers He is one of the most followed players worldwide. He continues to break records, and now, in the all star, can become the player with the most participations in what is known as the ‘Game of the Stars’. Millions of eyes will be watching the acronwho chooses to continue making history and leaving his mark in what is considered the ‘Best League in the World’.
Kareem’s throne shakes with the presence of Lebron
So far, the player with the most appearances in All-Star Game history is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. since the year 1970 to 1977with the exception of 1973, Lost Edition, Former Lakers and Bucks Player has participated in 19 occasions in the known as ‘Star Party’. His record has remained immaculate. he has disputed 18having played a total of 449 minutes.
Not even the legend race of kobe bryant You could have removed that record. To this 2023. The person who will match him at the top of the ranking is the same person who has taken away one of his greatest records. her name is Lebron James. the eave of Los Angeles Lakers, ‘The Chosen One’, ‘The King’. With the passage of time, the acron He has been devouring all the marks in his path for being considered the best player in history. Now, this month of February, he will experience the great feat of one of the key figures in the history of the nba.
Uninterruptedly, since the year 2005his debut in All-Star Game, James was present at the meeting. In fact, he has become three times the Match MVP. 2006, 2008 and 2018 have been the editions in which the eaves of the Lakers and former Cavaliers and Heat has been done with one of the most prestigious awards in the sport of the basket in the USA. Now, she aspires to achieve one more achievement in his distinguished career, in her desire to break history.
Kevin Durant and Chris Paul follow him at a long distance
LeBron He is not the only active player with more than 10 participations in the match that ends the ‘Weekend of the Stars’. The next two on the list are Kevin Durant and Chris Paul. Both the brand new player of the phoenix suns as the base have disputed in 12 occasions this meeting. The forward, ex of the Thunder and the Warriorshas been since the year 2010 going almost uninterruptedly to this duel, one of the most anticipated of the season in what is considered to be ‘Best League in the World’. In 2021 and in 2022that is, in the last two editions of the contest, he could not make an appearance, since he was injured and could not attend the call.
In the case of his teammate, the streak is almost immaculate. He only missed the match of the year 2010but except for that moment, it has been present in all the All Star Game for which it has been summoned. In fact, he has come to take over the MVP of the party on one occasion, in the edition of the 2013. At that time, he got 20 points, distributed 15 assists and managed to recover four balls. That milestone was historic, as he was the first player to Los Angeles Clippersthe squad in which he was a member at that time, to win such a renowned award.
Carmelo Anthony and James Harden, the other players with 10 appearances
To highlight other active players with at least 10 participations, we must highlight the presence of two of the greatest experts in the competition: Carmelo Anthony and James Harden. The first has been since the editions of the 2007 and 2008and, after missing a few years, returned in the 2010to be consecutively from that year to the 2017date on which he played his last All Star Game.
In the case of the shooting guard, who has been in teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rocketsit is worth mentioning that his first all star Was in the year 2013, and, since then, only one match has been lost. Precisely, like Durant, his former teammate, he was left out, due to injury, of the clash of the year 2022.
New selection system in the All-Star
Traditionally, the names of the most voted players were known, and, therefore, those who were going to participate in the All Star Game weeks in advance. However, in this 2023the NBA has made the decision to do something completely different and that it may be the most surprising thing that has been seen in recent times.
“For the first time, the NBA All-Star Draft will take place just before the game. The captains of both teams will select the players for their teams among the rest of the participants, first the starters and later the reserves. Until this edition, the player with the most votes from the East and the West also chose his teammates for the All-Star, but that happened days before the All-Star ”, reads the text of the league.