NBA All-Star Draft last pick will be a starter
1 year, 10 months ago

NBA All-Star Draft last pick will be a starter

Daily Mail  

NBA All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will make their picks from the reserve players first with the last pick of Sunday night's draft now a starter. On Friday night New Orleans guard Jose Alvarado's drifting 3-pointer clinched a 25-20 win for Team Pau over Team Joakim in the title game of the Rising Stars event at All-Star weekend. While Team Dwyane rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Team Ryan 81-78 in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday night. Millwaukee Bucks' Giannis along with brothers Thanasis Antetokounmpo and Alex Antetokounmpo award NFL player DK Metcalf at the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday NBA All Star Ja Morant, of the Memphis Grizzlies, watches an NBA Rising Stars semifinal Friday Jefferson served as part of the officiating crew during the first half; he also worked as an official for one quarter of a Summer League game in Las Vegas last year.

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LA Times  

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