A pair of Wildcats were announced as 2025 NBA All-Star Game starters on Thursday night. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of five starters from the Western Conference while New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is one of five starters from the Eastern Conference.

In terms of scoring 50+ points in a seven-game span, Gilgeous-Alexander joins the likes of Hall of Fame talents such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant. Shai addressed it means to join an elite group of NBA scorers.

The starter list just came out for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, and two former Kentucky Wildcats are starters. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a starter in the Wester

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky products Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl-Anthony Towns were each tabbed as starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star game, it was announced Thursday night on TNT. The duo was selected through a combined vote from fans, players and media, recognizing outstanding play during the first half of the 2024-25 NBA season.

The three teams for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were selected Thursday night on TNT by the "Inside the NBA" crew of Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. Each analyst selected eight-man teams for the 24-player pool available,

Alexander, Jalen Williams play for Team Shaq, Team Kenny or Team Chuck? See full NBA All-Star Game draft results:

Here are each of the All-Star Game teams. The pick in the snake-style draft used to select each player is listed alongside. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers * (1) Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors * (5) Anthony Davis,