On Feb. 18, the 2024 NBA All-Star Game will take place in Indianapolis, and the league will go back to its classic format of both conferences competing against each other in a standard 48-minute game with four 12-minute quarters.
Voting for the All-Star game has taken place over the last few weeks, and on Thursday, the starters for both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference were announced on TNT.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James was selected as both a starter and the captain for the West. It gave him his 20th All-Star selection, which is a new NBA record, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had 19.
A record 20th All-Star appearance for the King 👑
LeBron James is an #NBAAllStar starter! pic.twitter.com/nh0ISQuFMy
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 26, 2024
While Abdul-Jabbar was chosen to take part in the midseason classic in each of his 20 seasons, he was merely a replacement selection in 1989, which was his final season. He missed the 1973 contest, giving him a total of 19 actual appearances.
Barring something catastrophic, James will therefore set another record with his 20th All-Star appearance in a few weeks.
