James, Durant named NBA All-Star team captains
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NBA fans vote for Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant as West and East captains in the league All-Star Game.
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Fan voting accounts for 50% of the total vote to pick the starters, while current players and media make up the other half.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was named an NBA All-Star Game captain for the fifth-straight season on Thursday as the league revealed the starting players for the mid-season showcase in Cleveland.
James was the leading vote-getter from the Western Conference.
On the other hand, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant topped the East voting as a team captain, although he is expected to miss a second straight All-Star Game after spraining his left knee earlier this month.
Durant and James were among the 10 players voted in as starters for the February 20 game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The All-Star reserves will be named next Thursday.
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Fan voting accounts for 50% of the total vote to pick the starters, while current players and media make up the other half.
The reserves are chosen by NBA head coaches, while League Commissioner Adam Silver chooses injury replacements, if necessary.
The All-Star draft, with James and Durant picking their players, is set for February 10 and the slam dunk contest for February 19.
