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2021 NBA All-Star Game starters were announced on Thursday evening, and fan voting resulted in a controversial result in the Western Conference backcourt.
Portland Trail Blazers star, who is third in the league in scoring and has his team at 18-10 and in playoff position despite injuries to CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic, was tapped by his peers and NBA media to earn a starting spot – but the fan vote gave Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic a starting spot alongside Steph Curry.
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Fan voting accounts for 50 percent of the vote to determine the All-Star starting lineup, and Doncic had the second-highest vote total among Western Conference guards behind Curry. Current NBA players and select NBA media each receive 25 percent of the vote and picked Lillard over Doncic, but the fan vote made the difference.
Luka Doncic getting the start because of the fan vote. Media and players had Dame Lillard No. 2; players and media had Doncic third. But vote is weighted and fans decide tiebreaker. Fans had Doncic No. 2.
— Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) February 19, 2021
Here are the rest of the 2021 All-Star Game starters:
Eastern Conference: Kyrie Irving, Bradley Beal, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant (captain), Joel Embiid
Western Conference: Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, LeBron James (captain), Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokic
NBA fans and analysts showed love to Lillard on Twitter after the starting lineups were announced.
Anyone else have Dame as early favorite for ASG MVP??? 🍿🍿🍿
Damian Lillard Twitter Paul George
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) February 19, 2021
'He is one of the top 5 basketball players in the world… That doesn't make sense to me.' @SHAQ & @TheJetOnTNT discuss Dame not being named as an #NBAAllStar starter. pic.twitter.com/pzPwrr77MN
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 19, 2021
“Luka named All-Star game starter”
Damian Lillard Twitter Reaction
Dame: pic.twitter.com/zt6e6re5dL
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) February 19, 2021
No way Luka should be starting in front of Dame Dolla!!! The only problem I have with this. SMH https://t.co/5I3WV4BRHw
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) February 19, 2021
Damian Lillard was snubbed from being an All-Star starter
29.8 PPG
4.4 RPG
7.7 APG
45% FG
93% FT
38% 3P
Blazers are the 4th seed with CJ & Nurkic missing more than half the season, this man deserves more credit pic.twitter.com/WsCbcZemNX
— Top Ball Coverage (@TopBallCoverage) February 19, 2021
This was interesting.
34% of players voted for Damian Lillard as a starter.
15% of players voted for Luka Doncic as a starter.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) February 19, 2021
Luka Doncic to Damian Lillard: pic.twitter.com/sSh4YrUJdB
— House Mavericks (@HouseMavericks) February 19, 2021
If not Damian Lillard, then Donovan Mitchell should’ve been an All-Star starter.
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) February 19, 2021
Damian Lillard in Clutch Time This Season
FG 21-35 (60%)
3-pt FG 9-16 (56%)
FT 23-23 (100%)
Plus-minus +42
>> Clutch Time: Last 5 min, score within 5 pts
Numbers worthy of an #NBAAllStar starter 👀 pic.twitter.com/RNOevna1Ra
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) February 19, 2021
Dame since CJ got hurt
▫️31.9 PPG
▫️8.6 AST
▫️4.0 REB
▫️45.9 FG%
▫️39.1 3%
▫️92.8 FT%
▫️10-5 Record (6 Game Win Streak)
This alone should’ve made him a starter for the West … pic.twitter.com/vt5Xi1rK6J
— MJs GOAT (@MjsGoat) February 19, 2021
Let’s give Dame props without bashing Luka now ! That boy still averaging 29 !
— Famouslos32 (@famouslos32) February 19, 2021
Clippers guard Patrick Beverley successfully got into Damian Lillard's head last month by mocking him from the bench after Lillard missed clutch free throws.
On Tuesday, Lillard had a response typed out and ready to send. When Los Angeles officially blew its 3-1 series lead to the Nuggets by losing Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals, Lillard fired off his tweet mocking Beverley and the Clippers. He referenced a prior jab from Beverley about the Trail Blazers vacationing in Cancun after being eliminated.
'I guess I should extend this Cancun invite since I haven't made my arrangements yet,' Lillard wrote.
@patbev21 I guess I should extend this Cancun invite since I haven’t made my arrangements yet 😂😂😂
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) September 16, 2020MORE: Lillard calls Clippers 'chumps'
Lillard's backcourt partner CJ McCollum joined in on the social media onslaught against LA. He did so kicking back with a glass (or two) of wine in hand.
Damian Lillard Twitter
It all made for a magical night of NBA Twitter.
My last tweet before I finish this glass. They did vote they ain’t wanna play no more. . . But I didn’t think they was gonna go out like that 😂
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September 16, 2020😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/zV6N8qV2wp
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) September 16, 2020I wonder if they packed before the game
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September 16, 2020🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 bruuuuuh
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September 16, 2020NBA fans, many of whom dislike Beverley's role as an irritant, enjoyed every second of the drama. Fellow players found it pretty funny, too.
The Clippers, by the way, have never reached the conference finals in their history. Their 104-89 loss to Denver marked the second time they've squandered a 3-1 series advantage in five years — they suffered the same playoff exit in 2015 against the Rockets.
😂😂😂
— Pat Connaughton (@pconnaughton) September 16, 2020
Ayo
— Maurice Harkless (@moe_harkless) September 16, 2020I know @Dame_Lillard had to have been watching the game like this pic.twitter.com/3WM8KXOztK
— TYE (@WhosTYE) September 16, 2020Dame Lillard watching the clippers vs nuggets game pic.twitter.com/Ehhordyb6k
— Michael ♦️ (@mjlecoque) September 16, 2020
The twitter feeds of @Dame_Lillard and @CJMcCollum are currently must-see.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) September 16, 2020The Clippers are officially members of the blown 3-1 lead support group. pic.twitter.com/Y7I1JwkgU7
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) September 16, 2020