Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander beats out Curry for NBA all-star starting spot

Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder edged perennial all-star starter Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors for the final West backcourt spot in this season's NBA all-star game.

The 25-year-old from Hamilton is the league's leader in 30-point games this season.

Meanwhile, LeBron James is now an all-star — and an all-star starter — for the 20th time, with the league unveiling the results of this season's starter balloting on Thursday night. James is the first 20-time all-star in NBA history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, whose career scoring record was broken by James last season, was a 19-time selection.

This year's game is Feb. 18 in Indianapolis.

Also joining Gilgeous-Alexander and James in the Western Conference starting lineup: Phoenix's Kevin Durant, Denver's Nikola Jokic and Dallas' Luka Doncic. Durant is a 14-time selection now, one of only 11 players in NBA history to be picked that many times.

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