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NBA All-Star 2024 fan voting results have 4 things right and 4 things wrong so far
The first round of fan voting is in for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, and the leaders in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference should be no surprise. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo are again the leading vote-getters in their respective conferences just like last year — only this time, the game is going back
January 4, 2024
Phoenix to Host 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, Kathy Englebert Announces
Francisco RosaJuly 16, 2023David Becker/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe 2024 WNBA All-Star game will be hosted at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, according to an announcement from league commissioner Cathy Engelbert ahead of Saturday's 2023 iteration in Las Vegas.Home of the Mercury, Phoenix has previously hosted the event twice, in 2000 and 2014."With Phoenix being one
July 16, 2023
NBA All-Star Rising Stars Challenge Odds, Rosters And Prediction
NBA All-Star weekend kicks-off with the Rising Stars Challenge and you can find the best odds, stats and predictions here as the league’s best young talents go head-to-head. The Rising Stars Challenge includes rookie and sophomore NBA players as well as NBA G League Ignite players selected by NBA assistant coaches and the league office.
February 17, 2023
Meet the 2022 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game roster
The 2022 NBA Celebrity All-Star game takes place on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. ET at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This year’s roster features some famous faces and new names to be involved with the event. Maybe this year’s lineup isn’t as recognizable as before, but it could end up being just as…
February 17, 2022
The NHL All-Star Game 2022 will feature a blackjack skills contest perfect for Vegas
The NHL All Star game is in Las Vegas this year, and normally I’m not a fan of pointless nods to the host city — but this one is absolutely amazing. Las Vegas NHL 21 in ’22: It's blackjack meets hockey. Full deck of oversized playing cards on a rack. 5 players shoot pucks at…
January 31, 2022
The all-time All-Star Game starting lineup
1:24 AM UTCAll-Star Game history extends back to 1933, and many of its most prolific participants rank among the sport's greatest legends.Here is a look at the all-time All-Star Game starting lineup, showcasing the players with the most starts at each position. (Each player’s total number of selections was used as a tiebreaker.)Note: The start…
January 29, 2022
(Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/a7/13/giannis-antetokounmpo-nikola-jokic-getty-030721-ftrjpg_td7uc21qq58i133lbyeznqit8.jpg?t=280756376&w=500&quality=80 We've reached the halfway point in the 2021-22 NBA season, and that means All-Star debates are heating up. Ahead of this year's All-Star festivities, which will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, the league has started the voting process for basketball fans around the world. Which players will emerge as the leading vote-getters in…
2022 All-Star Game Last Men In candidates debated by NHL.com
The 2022 NHL All-Star Last Men In vote has begun, with fans deciding which four players of the 32 nominated will be added for 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas on Feb. 4-5.One player per division will be selected by the fan vote, which runs through Monday at 11:59 p.m. ET.Though fans are…
January 14, 2022
NHL All-Star Game 2022: Captains, rosters, coaches for 67th annual game
(Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/e9/fd/nathan-mackinnon-01132022-getty-ftr_7xe6ii1dupbp1mk0d33rriow4.png?t=1455865118&w=500&quality=80 The NHL's decision not to send players to the Olympics this year means that the league's top talent will instead showcase its skills at the All-Star Game, which is slated to be played in Las Vegas on Feb. 5. As in years past, 11 players from each division (nine skaters and two…
January 14, 2022
NBA All-Star Game 2022: Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant Lead First Voting Results
AP Photo/Mary AltafferStephen Curry and Kevin Durant lead the first round of voting for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game released on Saturday. Curry leads all players with 2,584,623 votes, followed by Durant at 2,360,435. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the only other players who have received at least least 2 million fan votes at this point.Shams…
January 6, 2022