NBA Makes Official All-Star Game Announcement

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Jan 23, 2025 7:55 PM ET

The NBA season is heating up, with several major events and deadlines fast approaching, including the 2024-25 All-Star Game.

On Thursday, the NBA released the official starting lineups for the Eastern Conference and Western Conference rosters.

The rosters were announced on NBA on TNT, with the Inside the NBA crew of Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley reacting to the news.

The official announcement is followed by two primetime games on ESPN: the Miami Heat versus Milwaukee Bucks at 8:30 p.m. ET and the Los Angeles Lakers versus Boston Celtics at 10 p.m. ET.

THE 2025 EASTERN CONFERENCE NBA ALL-STAR STARTERS:

Jayson Tatum
Jalen Brunson
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Karl-Anthony Towns
Donovan Mitchell pic.twitter.com/Ne2n1gl2Lp
— ESPN (@espn) January 24, 2025

Here's a look at the Eastern Conference and Western Conference starting lineups:

East:

Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks )

Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers )

Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)

Karl Anthony-Towns (New York Knicks)

West:

Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)

LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)

Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets).

The 2024-25 NBA All-Star game will take place on Feb. 16 at 11 p.m. ET.

Each player announced as a starter for the game were selected by fans (50% of the vote), current NBA players (25% of the vote) and a media panel (25% of the vote).

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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