Jan. 30, the NBA All-Star game reserves were announced. The week before, the All-Star game starters were announced and many favorites were voted in

Kevin Durant earned his 15th All-Star nod on Thursday, and he will earn a nice bonus thanks to a contract incentive.

For the first time in a half-century, the Knicks have two All-Star starters. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns were named to the Eastern Conference squad for the Feb. 16 game in San Francisco, the NBA announced Thursday.

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant was voted a starter for ... New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Donovan Mitchell and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson.

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant was named an NBA All-Star Game starter in the frontcourt for the Western Conference on Thursday.

If there is any hopeful throwback to Knicks history it is that the last time the Knicks had two starters in the All-Star Game it was in 1975 when Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe made up the backcourt.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

The New York Knicks center signed his uniform then handed it to the actor as the two hugged and posed for a photo.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has wanted a more competitive All-Star event for some time, and this change comes after the teams combined to score a record 397 points — 211-186 was the final — in last season’s game at Indianapolis.

That left many big-name stars left on the outside looking in when All-Star weekend begins in a few weeks. In the Eastern Conference, the two biggest snubs appeared to be the Hawks' Trae Young and the Hornets' LaMelo Ball,

Tom Thibodeau noted last week the tough process for NBA coaches to select only seven All-Star reserves in each conference, but first-time starter Karl-Anthony Towns attempted to make a case for do ...

“Obviously he’s a tremendous talent and I’ve been very fortunate to be part of this game of basketball with him for all these years,” All-Star starter Karl-Anthony Towns said of Jokic.