Official Site of the Magic · Feb 1, 2019
Vucevic Named 2019 NBA Eastern Conference All-Star
ORLANDO – Orlando Magic center Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 has been named to the 2019 NBA All-Star team, the National Basketball Association announced tonight. The 68th NBA All-Star Game will take place on Sunday, Feb. 17 in Charlotte, NC and will be televised by TNT (8 p.m. ET). Vu\u010devi\u0107 and the rest of the All-Star reserves were selected by NBA head coaches.
It marks the first time that Vu\u010devi\u0107 has been selected as an NBA All-Star during his career. He becomes the eighth player to be named an NBA All-Star while wearing a Magic uniform (O’Neal, Hardaway, McGrady, Hill, Howard, Lewis, Nelson) and the first since Dwight Howard in 2012.