NBA All-Star Voting Begins Tuesday

Voting for the NBA All-Star Tuesday and runs through January 16 in New York.

Six former All-Star Most Valuable Players are on the ballot, including Karl Malone and John Stockton of Utah, Charles Barkley of Houston, Scottie Pippen of Portland, Mitch Richmond of Washington and Glen Rice of the Los Angeles Lakers. Malone and Stockton were co-MVPs in 1993.

There are 120 players on the ballot, including five rookies: Elton Brand of Chicago, Steve Francis of Houston, Lamar Odom of the Los Angeles Clippers, Jonathan Bender of Indiana and Jason Terry of Atlanta.

Two starting guards, two starting forwards and one starting center will be announced for each conference on January 30. The game is scheduled for February 13 at the Arena in Oakland.


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