source: www.interaksyon.com
NEW
YORK – San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and the Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh headline the 14
players selected by NBA coaches as reserves for the 2013 All-Star Game next
month.
Duncan
was selected to his 14th All-Star Game and he’ll be joined by Spurs teammate
Tony Parker, who was also named a reserve on Thursday.
The
Chicago Bulls, keeping themselves in the playoff hunt in the Eastern Conference
despite the prolonged injury absence of Derrick Rose, also had two players
named as reserves in Joakim Noah and Luol Deng.
Noah
is among five first-time All-Stars among the Eastern Conference reserves along
with Tyson Chandler of the New York Knicks, Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving,
Philadelphia’s Jrue Holiday and Indiana’s Paul George. Bosh was named to his
eighth All-Star team.
Joining
Duncan and Parker as reserves in the West are Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge,
Houston’s James Harden, David Lee of Golden State, Zach Randolph of Memphis and
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook.
The
mid-season exhibition will be played in Houston on Sunday, February 17.
The
starters, selected by fan voting, were named last week with Los Angeles Lakers
superstar Kobe Bryant leading all players in votes in earning a record 15th
successive All-Star selection.
Bryant
is joined in the West starting lineup by the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul
and Blake Griffin, Lakers teammate Dwight Howard and Oklahoma City’s Kevin
Durant.
Miami’s
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, New York’s Carmelo Anthony and Boston’s Kevin
Garnett and Rajon Rondo will start for the East.
The
East and West All-Star coaches will be determined by the best record in the
conferences through February 3.
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