LeBron James has been selected for a record 22nd consecutive NBA All Star game. He was named as a reserve from the Western Conference.
The 41 year old Lakers star was not chosen as a starter in January. NBA coaches picked seven reserves from each of the Eastern and Western Conferences.
James missed the first 14 games of the 2025-26 season with sciatica. He has played 31 games this season and is averaging 21.9 points per game.
“It was not my goal to come into the season, miss 14 games and say I can be an All Star,” James told reporters after the Lakers lost 112-100 to the New York Knicks.
“I just wanted to get back to playing at a high level I knew I could reach after missing pre-season, training camp and my summer workouts, which I have never done before. So I did not think about the All Star Game.”
James was selected for the 2025 NBA All-Star game but missed it due to injury.
Other Western Conference reserves include Kevin Durant of the Houston Rockets, Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns and Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The All Star game format has changed this season. Two teams of US players and one team of international players will play a round-robin tournament of four 12-minute games. The top two teams will then compete in a championship game.
