PHOTO: Jokic in the top five in the West for the "All-Star" match
Serbian basketball player, center of Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic, will be a starter in NBA All-Star Game which will be held on February 20 in Cleveland.
With the votes of fans, players and journalists, Jokic has reportedly been selected in the Western Conference starting lineup for the upcoming 71st All-Star Game for the second year in a row.
Besides Jokic, starters for the West will be Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors), Steph Curry (Golden State Warriors), Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies) and Captain LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers).
In the first five of The East ce Captain Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets), Janis Adetokumbo (Milwaukee Bucks), Joel Embid (Philadelphia Sixers), Demar Derozan (Chicago Bulls) and Trey Young (Atlanta Hawks).
The Western Conference #NBAAllStar Starter Pool!@KingJames (Captain)@StephenCurry30
Nikola Jokic@JaMorant @ 22wiggins pic.twitter.com/V1mYl1v1j3- NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2022
The Eastern Conference #NBAAllStar Starter Pool! @ KDTrey5 (Captain)@ Giannis_An34@DeMar_DeRozan @JoelEmbiid@TheTraeYoung pic.twitter.com/xeHV7fHWt5
- NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2022
Let's add that last night two matches were played in NBA League: Philadelphia Sixers - Los Angeles Lakers 105: 87 and Golden State Warriors - Minnesota Timberwolves 124: 115.
For the Sixers, Embid dominated with 26 points (nine rebounds, seven assists), and among the Lakers, Anthony Davis was in the best mood with 31 points and 12 rebounds.
For the Warriors, Curry scored 29 points (eight rebounds, six assists), and for Minnesota, a "double-double" performance was achieved by Carl-Anthony Towns with 31 baskets and 12 rebounds.
26 PTS | 9 SBR | 7AST
just another day for @JoelEmbiid.
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- Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) January 28, 2022