NBA All-Star Game 2016: Latest Reaction to All Starters and Top Snubs

January 22nd, 2016 by Nate Loop Leave a reply »

The NBA released the starting lineups for the 2016 All-Star game to great fanfare on Thursday night. 

Reigning masters of the game such as Steph Curry and LeBron James will join older hats Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade as starters for the big exhibition, set for Feb. 14 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Here's a look at the lineups for each conference.



The obvious source of controversy is Bryant, who not only made the starting lineup but was the lead vote-getter overall. The 37-year-old is unquestionably one of the greatest players of all time, but his play this year has been far from All-Star caliber.

Bryant is averaging 16.3 points on a career-low 34.5 shooting percentage. And yet, he'll be in Toronto for his 18th All-Star Game. Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey wondered why another all-time great player wasn't getting more love as a legacy pick: 



ESPN's Mike and Mike noted Bryant's shooting percentage hasn't been seen from an All-Star starter in quite some time:



In another fine example of the contentious results that arise from online fan ...

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