Joel Embiid, the Eastern Conference's leading scorer with 33.4 points per game, was not selected as an All-Star starter. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the details:
The Sixers' cornerstone center was not among the five players announced Thursday night as Eastern Conference starters.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum finished ahead of Embiid in East frontcourt voting. The conference's starting backcourt is Donovan Mitchell and Kyrie Irving. Fan voting was weighted at 50 percent for All-Star starter picks, while voting from a media panel and from players was weighted at 25 percent each. Embiid came fourth in fan voting for the East's frontcourt,
Tatum was third with approximately 5.2 million. In both player and media voting, Embiid ranked third. The Western Conference's starters are Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Zion Williamson and Nikola Jokic.
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