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The announcement of the starters for the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City on Feb. 19 was led by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James' record-tying 19th selection. When rosters are finalized before to the game, James will lead the Western Conference. In the East, Milwaukee Bucks hero Giannis Antetokounmpo received 6,761,032 votes, just beating out Brooklyn Nets opponent Kevin Durant, who received 6,525,199 votes.
Since 2005, James, 38, has started every All-Star Game and served as captain every season since the NBA adopted the draft method in 2018. His 18th selection last season set a record for the most straight appearances and equaled him for the second-most in league history with Kobe Bryant. With the exception of 1978, when he fractured his right hand striking Milwaukee's Kent Benson two minutes into the season, James' 19th All-Star bid matches him with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who appeared in every All-Star Game from 1970 to 1989.
Fans accounted for 50% of the final vote for All-Star starters, selecting three frontcourt players and two guards from each conference. The remaining 50% of the total was distributed evenly between the media and the players. All ballots were due by Saturday at midnight. Your starters for the NBA All-Star Game in Utah in 2023:
Western Conference
F: LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers (captain)
F: Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
C: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
G: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
G: Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
Eastern Conference
F: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (captain)
F: Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
F: Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
G: Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets
G: Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
If necessary, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will make injury replacements. He has traditionally chosen the player from the same conference and positional group who received the most votes. Williamson hurt his right hamstring on Jan. 2 and will be checked again this week. Durant's right MCL sprain, which he suffered on Jan. 8, is expected to be reevaluated in the first week of February.
The seven All-Star reserves from each conference will be chosen by coaches and revealed on Feb. 2. This year, the league shifted the draft to be held just before the game in a playground-style manner. The captains will choose from the eight remaining starters in each conference before rounding out the two 12-man rosters with 14 reserves. Last year's All-Star draft saw the final pick be James Harden.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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