In all nine of his previous All-Star appearances Steph Curry suited up as a starter. For his 10th, Curry will be watching from the bench at tip-off as the 35-year-old was named an All-Star team reserve for the Western Conference.
Curry and rookie Brandin Podziemski will be the only Warriors representatives at the 2024 All-Star game in Indiana next weekend. Curry will play in Sunday’s exhibition classic and Podziemski in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday along with his fellow standout rookies and sophomore players.
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were named the two back-court starters in the West despite Curry finishing second behind Doncic in the fan vote. Media and players, accounting for 25% of the vote each, voted Gilgeous-Alexander over Curry. Coaches vote on the reserves.
“Two guys that are playing amazing this year with Luka and Shai,” Curry said last week after the starters were named. “So, been doing this for a very long time, (and) the fact that it’s a talking point that I’m not (a starter) after nine healthy years — those two guys are playing amazing, they deserve it. Hopefully I’m there in Indiana in whatever capacity, but to still be doing it at this stage is always a challenge. You don’t ever take for granted how hard it is to be recognized in that way every year.”
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Curry will participate in the Saturday his way to Indianapolis during the break, anyway, to compete against WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in a head-to-head 3-point contest.
“The coolest thing ever,” Curry said. “I know she kind of broke the airwaves when she only missed two or something like that. I was on some golf course somewhere, my phone was blowing up saying what Sabrina had done.”
Notably, the Sacramento Kings were snubbed with De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis not named. Other All-Star reserves named from the West:
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard
Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards
Clippers forward Paul George
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns
From the East:
Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson
Miami Heat center Bam Adebeyo
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (who is injured with a dislocated shoulder)
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero
