Tag: All-Star Starters

NBA All-Star reserves 2023: All 14 reserves for each conference, including Joel Embiid and Ja Morant

Here’s a look at the NBA’s All-Star reserves.

Folks, the 2023 NBA All-Star game is all set. We finally have a complete look at the rosters for 2023.

Last week, the NBA All-Star starters were officially named with LeBron James and Giannis Antetkounmpo as the headliners. There were a few surprises here and there (looking at you, Zion Williamson), but for the most part, the rosters came and went without controversy.

Now, we’ve finally gotten to the part that will shake things up quite a bit. The All-Star reserves always get people riled up in this year’s crop will be no different. These selections are made by the NBA’s coaches and, each year, there’s always a player or two there the fans seem to want to swap out for someone else.

The reserves were officially named on Thursday. Here’s a look the results.

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The NBA put the 2022 All-Star starter selections in a briefcase because they were so afraid of getting scooped

The All-Star starter names are being treated like nuclear codes out here.

The NBA has always tried to drum up the pageantry of some of the biggest moments of the year. Naming the All-Star starters is one of those big moments.

But every single season that comes around that moment gets hilariously stepped on by either (or both?) ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski or The Athletic’s Shams Charania when they somehow get the scoop of who is named to the rosters ahead of time.

It’s hilarious every single season because you know someone in the league office is just seething that this information got out.

Not this year though. Nope. The NBA is not playing those games. The rosters will be first revealed on Inside the NBA and they are making sure of it.

How you ask? By going over the top and sealing the rosters inside of a briefcase that absolutely no one is allowed to open until the time comes.

Yes, seriously. It’s hilarious. Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Haynes reported the crew will get the names after an independent firm tabulates the votes and hand delivers the results to the studio.

Fam. This is absolutely hilarious. The funniest part was that fans knew exactly what was going on here. This was the NBA trying not to get scooped.