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Who has the most NBA All-Star Game selections? - ESPN

In January 2025, LeBron James extended his NBA record to 21 All-Star Game selections, when he was named a starter for the league's next midseason showcase. He later announced that he would miss the game because of a lingering foot and ankle injury. It's the first All-Star Game James has sat out in his career.

The new NBA All-Star format is here, and Sunday night will show whether it works

SAN FRANCISCO: This will be an actual All-Star matchup. On one side, there’s a team with 86 combined All-Star selections, $2.7 billion in on-court earnings and where every single player on the team is either an NBA champion, an Olympic gold medalist, or both. On the other, there’s a bunch of young guys without much in the way of resumes yet. Welcome to the reimagined NBA All-Star Game, a single-elimination mini-tournament: four teams of eight players, three games, first to 40 points wins and a David vs.

League, Players Union Will Beg For Effort In Sunday's 2025 NBA All-Star Game

NBA insider Chris Haynes reported Friday that the Association and NBPA (player's union) will meet with players Sunday before the 2025 NBA All-Star Game to encourage the "importance of competing and putting on a show for the fans". Even though these discussions happen annually pre-All-Star Game, the NBA is for real this time since the format has changed this year.