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Tuesday / December 3.
  • Melo, KG Named All-Star Starters; Kobe Leading Vote-Getter

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    Carmelo Anthony and his old pal Kevin Garnett will be reunited in the Eastern Conference starting lineup for the upcoming NBA All-Star Game.

    Garnett provoked Anthony into a one-game suspension last week by reportedly saying something about his wife, La La Vasquez, during the Celtics-Knicks game Jan. 7.

    Anthony then confronted Garnett outside the Celtics’ locker room and on the loading dock at Madison Square Garden.

    “I went, I wanted to talk to ‘KG.’ I think it was something that we both needed to get off our chests to see what really was the problem,” Anthony said Jan. 9.

    “It was no altercations, it was just a word in confidence that we needed to have. We move on from here.”

    The All-Star news capped a big day for Anthony, who scored 26 points as the Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons, 102-87, in London.

    “It felt good out there,” Anthony, the NBA’s second-leading scorer who won a gold medal last summer with the U.S. Olympic team, told the AP. “I definitely had some flashbacks out there. Running out there on the court, just being in the O2 Arena.”

    It was also announced that Syracuse will retire his jersey during a Feb. 23 game with Georgetown — six days after the 62nd annual NBA All-Star Game in Houston (Feb. 17).

    Anthony and Garnett will start the All-Star Game alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo.

    The West starters are Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Dwight Howard.

    Bryant earned his record 15th consecutive All-Star nod and received 1,591,437 votes to edge James (1,583,646) as this year’s leading vote-getter.

    Eastern Conference                              Western Conference

    Carmelo Anthony, New York                    Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers

    Kevin Garnett, Boston                              Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City

    LeBron James, Miami                               Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers

    Rajon Rondo, Boston                                Dwight Howard, L.A. Lakers

    Dwyane Wade, Miami                              Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers

    Head coach: TBD                                    Head coach: TBD

    Photo: Getty Images

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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