NBA All-Star 2023

Team captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo chose their respective sides on the court playground style in a tweak to the format after the squads had ...

[Click here!](https://go.arena.im/live/fox-sports-australia/QFkNi0Y?v=2) (Memphis Grizzlies) was the last reserve taken. The Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. Knicks star Julius Randle was picked as a reserve for Team LeBron. James joined in the fun, too.

The team captains — LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo — will draft their teams directly before the game in a playground-style format. The draft starts at 7 ...

Tatum also set the record for most points in a single quarter with 27 in the third.

Tatum caught fire from downtown, and put on a brilliant display of shot-making that included a 43-second span where he made three pull-up 3s in a row. In addition to his 55 points, he added 10 rebounds and six assists in a strong all-around performance befitting his vast array of talents. [Giannis Antetokounmpo's](/nba/players/2067655/giannis-antetokounmpo/) first pick during the starters portion of the pre-game draft, and that turned out to be a terrific decision.

All-Star weekend has come and gone, and the festivities were about as much fun as they've been in years. The Rising Stars tournament had its moments.

And while Saturday's performance doesn't guarantee long-term success there, it should at least put him on the radar for executives all over the rest of the league. Jokić acting thoroughly uninterested every time he plays in the All-Star Game is a factor, too. THAT'S GAME.#TeamGiannis reaches the target score of 182 to win the 2023 #NBAAllStar Game! Jokić is one of the best passers in basketball history. At media availability the day before, Zion Williamson [said](https://twitter.com/SwipaCam/status/1627364629323161601) Jokić was the best player in the league. But I don't think we've had a single year without some unnecessary awkwardness during this phase of the event. to Team LeBron...

Then Ernie shouts out Joker for being the first player to start the #NBAAllStar game on his birthday. And as if that wasn't enough, he cameoed for Trey Murphy III in the dunk contest too. This year, the event didn't just consist of the obstacle course we've come to know. The answer might be the rookies. The biggest from each side of the ledger can be found below. A player who was in the G League earlier this month resuscitated the dunk contest.

“Just special,” Tatum said. Jason Tatum receives the Kobe Bryant trophy as the Kia NBA All-Star Game MVP. And so it was a performance that ...

Both LeBron and Giannis seemed prepared — LeBron had a cheat sheet, Giannis a cheat book — and it was on. Curiously, Kyrie chose to leave LeBron and the Cavs after that title; he’s now on his third team since then — and is a free agent this summer, thus tossing a log on the speculative fire about a possible reunion with LeBron in L.A. The next task for Tatum is a championship; he and the Celtics faltered last summer after assuming an early series lead against the Warriors. I’m never going to change.” But loyalty to the game has limits when injured. Kobe was a mentor to Tatum almost from the start. It was enough to easily win the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player award, which made Tatum emotional; Bryant was a massive presence in his life and development as a player. From Damian Lillard in the [Starry 3-Point Contest](https://www.nba.com/news/2023-3-point-contest), and Mac McClung dripping with near perfection in the [AT&T Slam Dunk](https://www.nba.com/news/2023-slam-dunk-contest), the finishing touch was provided just as emphatically in the [2023 All-Star Game](https://www.nba.com/allstar/2023) by a player who could not be stopped. Tatum’s first of four All-Star appearances was in 2020, a month after Kobe’s death. Only Lillard, who swished a shot effortlessly from halfcourt, was able to break the Celtic stranglehold on entertainment. And it came in a rush, when Tatum challenged Brown and their square-off turned into a welcome subplot. “We’ve always brought out the best in each other.” [NBA All-Star Weekend](https://www.nba.com/allstar/2023), the best way to describe it was …

When the NBA announced that the two All-Star Game captains would be drafting their teams minutes before the game started, it created great anticipation ...

"He thought he was the last pick. Despite being a back-to-back MVP winner, and a frontrunner to win his third straight this season, Jokic even said after the game that he wouldn't choose himself if he was captain. Early in the draft selections when Giannis and LeBron were still picking from the pool of reserve players, Antetokounmpo said he was drafting He just didn't realize he was up there." [LeBron James](/nba/players/400553/lebron-james/) and [Giannis Antetokounmpo](/nba/players/2067655/giannis-antetokounmpo/) were down to their last selection each with the [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) forward choosing who he wanted next. I just feel bad, I thought that I was last and I just stood up.