Starters

Nikola Mirotic already isn’t happy that Bobby Portis is playing while he himself recovers from injuries sustained during a physical altercation between the two. And now he has another reason to wear an indefinite frowny face: Rookie Lauri Markkanen has the Chicago Bulls’ starting power forward spot on lock—so much so that Mirotic’s return won’t force [...]

February 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors With the emergence of up and coming stars, guys like Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are no longer fixtures in this game. Yesterday, the all-star starters were announced and youth rules. From Kobe Bryant to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin to Andrew Bynum, the NBA All-Star game is shaping [...]

January 8, 2011 – Kevin Burke All-Star weekend is continuing to take shape and a few days ago we told you who would be participating in the dunk contest. The voting ballots for starter of the game opened up about 8 minutes after the season began but it’s becoming clearer who the starters will be. We’ll find out who [...]