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The NBA’s “Rising Stars” tournament now has its official roster of players. The league announced 28 players who earned spots in the Rising Stars tournament at All-Star Weekend next month in Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon. The group features 11 rookies, including four of the first five players who were selected in last year’s draft, and 10 second-year players. Seven players from the G League will compete, too.
No. 1 overall pick and former Duke star Paolo Banchero is averaging 20.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game with the Orlando Magic. Fellow top-five picks Jabari Smith, Keegan Murray and Jaden Ivey also were named to the game. Chet Holmgren, who went No. 2 overall, was the only one in that group who didn’t make the game while he’s recovering from a foot injury.
Scoot Henderson leads the group of G League players who made the game. Henderson is widely expected to go No. 2 in the NBA Draft next summer behind French star Victor Wembanyama. He’s currently playing with the G League Ignite, which had four players make the game. Scotty Pippen Jr., Mac McClung and Kenneth Lofton round out that group. The Houston Rockets had the most players make the game, with Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun joining Smith.
The Rising Stars event will feature a three-game mini-tournament next month in Salt Lake City. The 21 NBA players will be drafted onto three teams of seven, and the G League players will make up the fourth team. The teams will be coached by Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah and Deron Williams. Jason Terry will coach the G League team.
The league announced starters for the All-Star game last week. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will captain the Western Conference in what was his record-tying 19th selection to the game. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will lead the Eastern Conference.
All-Star Weekend will kick off on Feb. 17 at Vivint Arena in Utah with the Rising Stars tournament and celebrity game. The HBCU Classic, dunk contest and skills challenge will take place on Saturday, and the All-Star Game will be held on Sunday.
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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