All-Stars Announced
The NBA’s All-Star teams have been announced, and there aren’t too many surprises to be found. One interesting note is that Allen Iverson rallied in the last two weeks to pass Tracy McGrady for a starting spot on the West team. Iverson trailed the Houston forward by as many as 80,000 votes just a few weeks ago, but quickly made up ground to win the spot by 10,000 votes.
Tim Duncan was named to the West’s roster for the 11th time, and has been on the team every year since coming into the league in 1997. Kevin Garnett gained well over 2 million votes and was the leading vote-getter for either side. The game will be his first as a representative for the East squad.
Denver has two starters on the team, with Iverson, and Carmelo Anthony both getting the nod, which marks the first time the team has had two starters since 1988. Denver is currently battling Portland for first place in the division, and has a .5 game lead over the Blazers.
Sports Illustrated has the rosters and the write up here.
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