NBA All Star Team announced

[Dpantherman]

NEW YORK -- LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are headed to the All-Star Game together, and Derrick Rose gave the Chicago Bulls their first starter since Michael Jordan.

They will be joined in the Eastern Conference starting lineup by Amare Stoudemire, who will become the first New York Knicks player to start in nearly two decades, and Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, the leading vote-getter in the conference with nearly 2.1 million.

The other starters announced Thursday were Hornets guard Chris Paul, forwards Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City and Carmelo Anthony of Denver, and Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, who is injured and will be replaced on the roster by a player of commissioner David Stern's choosing.

James and Wade, who both received more than 2 million votes from fans, will become the first set of teammates to start for the East since Wade and O'Neal represented the Heat in the 2007 game in Las Vegas.

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Yao f**king Ming?!

[Murph]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6066285&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_6066285

Yao f**king Ming?!

Yes, the Chinese vote for him in droves and that is a helluva lot of people. Last year the Chinese had Tracy McGrady (Yao's famous teamate at Houston)in 1st place in voting until the last week when voters pushed Steve Nash to the lead. Even though Tracy hadn't played a game at that time.

[Dpantherman]

ZERO Celtics, ZERO Spurs. yea, this thing is a joke.

[tarheelpride]

Popularity contest at its finest

[King Taharqa]

ZERO Celtics, ZERO Spurs. yea, this thing is a joke.

2 quality clubs, but both have balanced scoring and efficiency and dont rely on just 1-2 guys to carry the load. Not shocking none of their guys are named starters. Im sure both will have some reserves on the team.

[Dpantherman]

i mean outside of Ming, the roster is solid, but still.

[Kakarot]

Happy for Durant and CP3; especially Paul. Winston in the house!

[Chaos]

Seeing that the TNT guys seem to have a consensus that Rondo, Allen, Garnett, and Pierce will all make the team as reserves. Then Boston would represent 1/3 of the Eastern Conference. Damn!

[SOJA]

ZERO Celtics, ZERO Spurs. yea, this thing is a joke.

ummmm this is only starters don't get your panties in a wad, guaranteed KG and Rondo make it, if not Allen or Pierce as well

[SOJA]

Hello are you all that dumb? The article says starters!!!

edit: except for Chaos

[Panthers128]

so does this make the chinese people racist?

i personally don't care and applaud them for having pride.

[Zaximus]

All-Star voting is terrible, I wish experts/peers would pick these teams, honestly. Oh well.

[Dpantherman]

ummmm this is only starters don't get your panties in a wad, guaranteed KG and Rondo make it, if not Allen or Pierce as well

I know, I can read. Am I not entitled to an opinion that isn't in line with yours?

[SOJA]

ZERO Celtics, ZERO Spurs. yea, this thing is a joke.

who said you weren't entitled to your own opinion? Haha

and my fault I thought you guys were referring to the whole team, so I am the dumb one.

But seriously who on the Eastern Lineup do you replace with Rondo or KG? Rose is having an MVP like season, and same with Amare