DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic will finally see a very familiar face at the NBA All-Star Game.

The Denver Nuggets superstar center was named an All-Star for the eighth consecutive season and will start for the sixth straight year. And for the first time, he’ll have a teammate tagging along as Jamal Murray earned the first All-Star berth of his nine-year career thanks to career-high averages across the board.

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