{"id":548765,"date":"2026-01-20T11:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/548765\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:50:18","slug":"lebron-james-snubbed-as-an-nba-all-star-game-starter-for-first-time-in-21-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/548765\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James snubbed as an NBA All-Star Game starter for first time in 21 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">LeBron James\u2019 21-year NBA All-Star Game starting streak came to an end on Tuesday after the Los Angeles Lakers star was excluded from the 10 starters named for next month\u2019s midseason showpiece.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The 41-year-old NBA icon, who has been named as an All-Star starter in every season since 2005, was the biggest omission from this year\u2019s event, at the Los Angeles Clippers\u2019 Intuit Dome on February 15.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The 10 starters \u2013 five from the Western Conference and five from the Eastern Conference \u2013 will be joined by 14 players selected by the All-Star Game coaches.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Western Conference starters include James\u2019 Lakers teammate Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Golden State\u2019s Stephen Curry, the Denver Nuggets\u2019 Nikola Jokic and the San Antonio Spurs\u2019 French prodigy Victor Wembanyama complete the West\u2019s starters, chosen by a vote from fans, players and media.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Giannis Antetokounmpo (left) led the voting for the Eastern Conference starters. Photo: AFP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d8d0c708-72da-41dd-b121-7524831cc6f0_8ee39bc6.jpg\" title=\"Giannis Antetokounmpo (left) led the voting for the Eastern Conference starters. Photo: AFP\"\/>Giannis Antetokounmpo (left) led the voting for the Eastern Conference starters. Photo: AFP<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo led the voting for the Eastern Conference starters. 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