or the media availability that followed. However, Embiid did attend a photo shoot Sunday afternoon at the arena.
To avoid any hurt feelings about being picked last, the captains picked reserves before the starters. Antetokounmpo had the first overall pick and selected Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, who attended nearby Weber State and who hit the decisive shot that put the Team Giannis over the 182-point target score. Team LeBron picked the last reserve, Memphis Grizzlies power forward Jaren Jackson Jr.
“I think it’s fun,”Jokić said of playing alongside Embiid. }I think we could play together. He needs to play the four, of course, because he can defend a little bit more than I.Team LeBron’s other starters were James and Dallas Mavericks guards Kyrie Irving and Luka Don Dončić. Team Giannis’ starting lineup was Antetokoumpo, Markkanen, Mitchell, Morant, and Tatum.
" I tried to get one little chase-down block, and got my finger caught in the rim,” James said. “But I’ll be fine. I’ll be fine. I don’t think it’s too much to worry about. For precautionary reasons, I just had to take the rest of the night off.”For the fourth consecutive season, the teams competed to win the first three quarters. Each quarter started 0-0 with 12 minutes allotted. Those periods were followed by an untimed fourth quarter during which the teams played to a final target score.