It’s official: The Oklahoma City Thunder will have two NBA All-Star Game starters for the first time in franchise history.
The NBA released its final All-Star Game voting results Thursday, and Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook will each start for the Western Conference in the Feb. 18 game at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.
Despite winning the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award last season, Westbrook will make his first start in the contest in his fifth selection overall. Durant will start for the fifth time in seven selections.
The West backcourt will start Westbrook and Golden State’s Stephen Curry, who received the second-most votes overall behind Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.