Thunder’s Chet Holmgren selected as NBA All-Star, joining Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Holmgren was named to the Western Conference reserves.
Heavy. No, I got it. I got it, we’re good. Chet, your journey has been far from easy. You have experienced broken bones, bruises, ups, downs, highs, lows. What did it take for you to get here in this moment right now? Took everybody that’s in here. I It, it started, it started with Clay, Sam, and Mark for believing in me enough to bring me here in the first place. Because without them, I’m never even here. All right, let me lock in. We. Do you want, we want, should we put you on the mic right now? Do that, yeah, alright. But yeah, I just gotta say thank you to those 3 1st and then after that it’s all my teammates. Uh, without them, none of this is possible. It’s really ***, *** full team effort, uh, and then from there it takes the fans in the city. They bring it every single night, so we gotta do the same thing and I’m. And I’m sure y’all gonna bring it today too. Congratulations, Jen.
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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren was selected Sunday as an NBA All-Star. | RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | WATCH: Chet Holmgren talks what it took to get to an NBA titleHolmgren was named to the Western Conference reserves. This was his first All-Star selection. He joined teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was announced as a Western Conference starter. Other starters include Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry and Victor Wembanyama.Holmgren was named to the Western Conference reserves alongside Deni Avdija, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James and Jamal Murray. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown will lead the Eastern Conference as starters. Scottie Barnes, Jalen Duren, Jalen Johnson, Donovan Mitchell, Norman Powell, Pascal Siakam and Karl-Anthony Towns were named as reserves for the East. All-Star Weekend will take place Feb. 13-15 in Los Angeles. Top HeadlinesUS life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC saysSlain Logan County mother’s adopted son reportedly admits to killing her with hammer‘Excited to get home’: Families return home after well blowout in BlanchardUniversity of Oklahoma police investigating reported sexual assaultJudge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren was selected Sunday as an NBA All-Star.
| RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | WATCH: Chet Holmgren talks what it took to get to an NBA title
Holmgren was named to the Western Conference reserves. This was his first All-Star selection.
He joined teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was announced as a Western Conference starter. Other starters include Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry and Victor Wembanyama.
Holmgren was named to the Western Conference reserves alongside Deni Avdija, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James and Jamal Murray.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown will lead the Eastern Conference as starters. Scottie Barnes, Jalen Duren, Jalen Johnson, Donovan Mitchell, Norman Powell, Pascal Siakam and Karl-Anthony Towns were named as reserves for the East.
All-Star Weekend will take place Feb. 13-15 in Los Angeles.
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