2008 NBA All-Star Game concludes All-Star Weekend

The beasts of the East going up against the best of the West. Let's pretend these guys will be taking this game seriously this Sunday.

Yes people, the 2008 NBA All-Star Game is this Sunday, the conclusion of the NBA's midseason classic. Five starters each were voted in by the fans to play for the Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars while the reserves for both teams were voted in by the coaches.

Kevin Garnett led all votes but because of an abdominal sprain, he won't be participating anything with the rest of the 2008 NBA Eastern Conference All-Stars. Other starters voted in by the fans are Jason Kidd, Dwyane Wade, (yes, they made the mistake of voting in this guy again...) Dwight Howard and of course, LeBron James.

Three Detroit Pistons starters were picked as reserves; Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace. They will be joined by Ray Allen, Chris Bosh, Antawn Jamison, Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce. Caron Butler was also picked as a reserve but because of an injury, Butler pulled out.

The 2008 NBA Western Conference All-Stars will be led by Yao Ming, the leading vote-getter in the West. Yao will be joined by Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and last but certainly not the least, Allen Iverson, who is starting for the Western All-Stars for the first time since moving from the East.

Carlos Boozer, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and Amare Stoudemire will participate as reserves for the West and will be joined by first-time All-Stars David West, Brandon Roy and Chris Paul.

Through the 2008 NBA All-Star Balloting program, fans worldwide were responsible for voting in the starters for the 57th NBA All-Star Game, which will be played in New Orleans on Sunday, February 17. The game will air live on TNT, ESPN Radio and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

The only thing left to do now is hope these guys will take this game seriously. Enjoy.

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2008 NBA Western Conference All-Stars -8

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