Embiid, Morant elated to get All-Star spots
The Straits Times|February 04, 2023
LOS ANGELES - LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo now know who will join them on the playground for what is the 2023 version of the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game.
Embiid, Morant elated to get All-Star spots

The league announced the 14 reserves from each conference - who will join the starters for either Team LeBron or Team Giannis in Salt Lake City on Feb 19 seven The captains will pick their rosters playground-style just before tip-off. The draft will start at 7.30pm and the captains can select any player. In previous editions since the game adopted the captains' pick format, the draft was a virtual selection made before the All-Star weekend.

Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid and Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant headlined the reserves announced on Thursday.

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