April 2017 Basketball Wiretap

Russell Westbrook Headlines 2017 All-Star Reserves

Jan 26, 2017 7:16 PM

The NBA has announced the 2017 All-Star Game reserves as voted upon by the league's coaches.

Western Conference
Russell Westbrook
Klay Thompson
Draymond Green
DeMarcus Cousins
Marc Gasol
DeAndre Jordan
Gordon Hayward

Eastern Conference
Isaiah Thomas
John Wall
Kevin Love
Kyle Lowry
Paul George
Kemba Walker
Paul Millsap

- DeAndre Jordan, Gordon Hayward and Kemba Walker are each first-time All-Stars.

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John Wall Voted Into All-Star Game As Reserve

Jan 26, 2017 1:40 PM

John Wall has been voted by the coaches to be an Eastern Conference All-Star reserve.

Wall will make his fourth appearance in the All-Star Game.

Wall is averaging 23.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 10.1 assists, which ranks third in the league. 

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Aaron Gordon To Participate In 2017 Dunk Contest

Jan 25, 2017 3:07 PM

Aaron Gordon will compete in the 2017 Slam Dunk Contest.

Gordon was the runner-up last year in an epic final with Zach LaVine.

Chris Haynes/ESPN

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Karl-Anthony Towns, Joel Embiid Headline 2017 Rising Stars Challenge

Jan 25, 2017 4:57 PM

Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid headline the 2017 Rising Stars Challenge.

Embiid was in the 2014 draft class but is in his rookie season.

The U.S. Team roster consists of Devin Booker, Malcolm Brogdon, Marquese Chriss, Brandon Ingram, Frank Kaminsky, Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell, Jonathon Simmons, Towns and Myles Turner.

The World Team roster consists of Embiid, Dante Exum, Buddy Hield, Nikola Jokic, Trey Lyles, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jamal Murray, Kristaps Porzingis, Domantas Sabonis and Dario Saric.

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Glenn Robinson III To Participate In Dunk Contest

Jan 25, 2017 1:42 PM

Glenn Robinson III will participate in the 2017 Slam Dunk Contest.

Robinson is in his third NBA season out of Michigan.

Robinson has 11 dunks this season in just under 1,000 minutes.

Adrian Wojnarowski/The Vertical

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LeBron, Giannis, Harden Headline 2017 NBA All-Star Starters

Jan 20, 2017 12:48 AM

The NBA has announced their starters for the 2017 All-Star Game in New Orleans.

Eastern Conference
LeBron James
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Jimmy Butler
DeMar DeRozan
Kyrie Irving

Western Conference
Kevin Durant
Kawhi Leonard
Anthony Davis
James Harden
Stephen Curry

Russell Westbrook was the biggest omission as he finished third in fan voting amongst guards but first for players and media. Curry finished first in fan voting but third in player and media voting while Harden finished second in all three categories.

Both James and Durant finished first in their respective conferences in all three categories amongst frontcourt players.

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All-Star Game Starters Remain Unchanged In Second Returns

Jan 12, 2017 2:16 PM

LeBron James continues to lead the NBA in All-Star Game voting and is the first player to eclipse more than one million votes.

Current Projected Starters

Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
LeBron James
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kevin Love

Guards
Kyrie Irving
Dwyane Wade

Western Conference
Frontcourt
Kevin Durant
Zaza Pachulia
Kawhi Leonard

Guards
Stephen Curry
James Harden

Voting Returns

Eastern Conference

Frontcourt

1          LeBron James (CLE) 1,066,147
2          Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 963,110
3          Kevin Love (CLE) 473,328
4          Joel Embiid (PHI) 457,300
5          Jimmy Butler (CHI) 400,448
6          Carmelo Anthony (NY) 327,716
7          Kristaps Porzingis (NY) 324,106
8          Paul George (IND) 249,484
9          Jabari Parker (MIL) 120,022
10        Tristan Thompson (CLE) 114,759

Guards

1          Kyrie Irving (CLE) 971,362
2          Dwyane Wade (CHI) 514,866
3          DeMar DeRozan (TOR) 453,538
4          Isaiah Thomas (BOS) 401,671
5          Kyle Lowry (TOR) 256,668
6          Derrick Rose (NY) 223,804
7          John Wall (WAS) 173,148
8          Jeremy Lin (BKN) 109,088
9          Kemba Walker (CHA) 105,637
10        Avery Bradley (BOS) 64,157

Western Conference

Frontcourt

1          Kevin Durant (GS) 987,479
2          Zaza Pachulia (GS) 823,376
3          Kawhi Leonard (SA) 630,766
4          Anthony Davis (NO) 567,201
5          Draymond Green (GS) 464,319
6          DeMarcus Cousins (SAC) 379,225
7          Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 223,979
8          LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 192,784
9          Blake Griffin (LAC) 172,393
10        Marc Gasol (MEM) 172,146

Guards

1          Stephen Curry (GS) 990,390
2          James Harden (HOU) 961,685
3          Russell Westbrook (OKC) 899,024
4          Klay Thompson (GS) 555,430
5          Chris Paul (LAC) 379,076
6          Damian Lillard (POR) 208,171
7          Eric Gordon (HOU) 191,407
8          Andre Iguodala (GS) 130,224
9          Manu Ginobili (SA) 122,333
10        Zach LaVine (MIN) 94,867

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LeBron, Irving, Durant, Curry Lead In NBA's First All-Star Game Voting Returns

Jan 5, 2017 2:27 PM

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry lead in the NBA's first All-Star Game voting returns.

James leads all players with 595,663 votes, followed by Irving with 543,030, Durant with 541,209, Curry with 519,446 and James Harden with 519,446.

DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook trail for the second guard spot in their respective conferences by approximately 25,000 votes and 18,000 votes.

Current Projected Starters

Eastern Conference
F: LeBron James
F: Giannis Antetokounmpo
F: Kevin Love
G: Kyrie Irving
G: Dwyane Wade

Western Conference
F: Kevin Durant
F: Zaza Pachulia
F: Kawhi Leonard
G: Stephen Curry
G: James Harden

Voting Returns

Eastern Conference

Frontcourt

1          LeBron James (CLE) 595,288
2          Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 500,663
3          Kevin Love (CLE) 250,347
4          Joel Embiid (PHI) 221,984
5          Carmelo Anthony (NY) 189,817
6          Jimmy Butler (CHI) 189,066
7          Kristaps Porzingis (NY) 184,166
8          Paul George (IND) 138,332
9          Hassan Whiteside (MIA) 72,628
10        Jabari Parker (MIL) 64,141

Guards

1          Kyrie Irving (CLE) 543,030
2          Dwyane Wade (CHI) 278,052
3          DeMar DeRozan (TOR) 253,340
4          Isaiah Thomas (BOS) 193,297
5          Derrick Rose (NY) 129,924
6          Kyle Lowry (TOR) 128,940
7          John Wall (WAS) 87,360
8          Jeremy Lin (BKN) 59,562
9          Kemba Walker (CHA) 52,122
10        Avery Bradley (BOS) 32,822

Western Conference

Frontcourt

1          Kevin Durant (GS) 541,209
2          Zaza Pachulia (GS) 439,675
3          Kawhi Leonard (SA) 341,240
4          Anthony Davis (NO) 318,144
5          Draymond Green (GS) 236,315
6          DeMarcus Cousins (SAC) 202,317
7          Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 125,278
8          LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 101,724
9          Blake Griffin (LAC) 100,524
10        Marc Gasol (MEM) 97,370

Guards

1          Stephen Curry (GS) 523,597
2          James Harden (HOU) 519,446
3          Russell Westbrook (OKC) 501,652
4          Klay Thompson (GS) 293,054
5          Chris Paul (LAC) 173,830
6          Damian Lillard (POR) 117,857
7          Eric Gordon (HOU) 76,609
8          Manu Ginobili (SA) 65,832
9          Andre Iguodala (GS) 64,247
10        Zach LaVine (MIN) 53,642

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Adidas Unveils Uniforms For Their Final NBA All-Star Game (Photo)

Jan 5, 2017 12:35 PM

Adidas has unveiled the uniforms for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game to be played in New Orleans.

This will be the final All-Star Game for Adidas as Nike takes over the NBA's contract next season.

The West players will be wearing charcoal-gray uniforms with red numbers trimmed in gold, while the East players will be wearing light gray jerseys with blue numbers trimmed in white.

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