Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET the NBA's All-Star Weekend comes to a close when the annual East vs. West clash of the Association's best tips off on TNT. Fans can live stream the game by clicking this link.
Fans of both teams might have been worried about some star players in the backcourts missing the game, but East All-Star starter Dwyane Wade and Western reserve Tony Parker have both said they plan on suiting up.
"I'll play," Wade said on Friday. "We'll just talk about how much. We had a small conversation and we're going to have more as the weekend goes on."
Wade will be joined in the starting lineup by his teammate LeBron James, Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving, Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and Pacers forward Paul George. This unit may struggle against size, with "King" James appearing to be the only option at center among those five.
The Western Conference squad lacks a traditional center as well, but has size in abundance. Stephen Curry of the Warriors is manning the point, with Houston Rockets guard James Harden replacing an injured Kobe Bryant as the shooting guard. At the three will be Kevin Durant, the NBA's leading scorer, with Kevin Love (Timberwolves) and Blake Griffin (Clippers) patrolling the paint.
Here are the rest of the players that make up these two stellar squads:
* denotes starter
Eastern Conference All-Stars
NO. PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
7 * Carmelo Anthony (Knicks) F 6-8 230 05/29/84 Syracuse/USA
24 * Paul George (Pacers) F 6-9 220 05/02/90 Fresno State/USA
6 * LeBron James (Heat) F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)/USA
2 * Kyrie Irving (Cavaliers) G 6-3 193 03/23/92 Duke/USA
3 * Dwyane Wade (Heat) G 6-4 220 01/17/82 Marquette/USA
1 Chris Bosh (Heat) F/C 6-11 235 03/24/84 Georgia Tech/USA
10 DeMar DeRozan (Raptors) G 6-7 216 08/07/89 USC/USA
55 Roy Hibbert (Pacers) C 7-2 290 12/11/86 Georgetown/USA
7 Joe Johnson (Nets) G 6-7 240 06/29/81 Arkansas/USA
4 Paul Millsap (Hawks) F 6-8 253 02/10/85 Louisiana Tech/USA
13 Joakim Noah (Bulls) C 6-11 232 02/25/85 Florida/USA
2 John Wall (Wizards) G 6-4 195 09/06/90 Kentucky/USA
Western Conference All-Stars
NO. PLAYER (TEAM) POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE FROM
35 * Kevin Durant (Thunder) F 6-9 240 09/29/88 Texas/USA
32 * Blake Griffin (Clippers) F 6-10 251 03/16/89 Oklahoma/USA
42 * Kevin Love (Timberwolves) F 6-10 243 09/07/88 UCLA/USA
24 * Kobe Bryant (Lakers) G 6-6 205 08/23/78 Lower Merion HS (PA)/USA
30 *Stephen Curry (Warriors) G 6-3 185 03/14/88 Davidson College/USA
12 LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers) F 6-11 240 07/19/85 Texas/USA
23 Anthony Davis (Pelicans) F/C 6-10 220 03/11/93 Kentucky/USA
13 *James Harden (Rockets) G 6-5 220 08/26/89 Arizona State/USA
12 Dwight Howard (Rockets) C 6-11 265 12/08/85 SW Atlanta Christian Aca./USA
0 Damian Lillard (Blazers) G 6-3 195 07/05/90 Weber State/USA
41 Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks) F 7-0 245 06/19/78 DJK Wurzburg/Germany
9 Tony Parker (Spurs) G 6-2 185 05/17/82 Paris BR/France
3 Chris Paul (Clippers) G 6-0 175 05/06/85 Wake Forest/USA
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