Eastern Conference All-Stars

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The Eastern Conference All-Stars are a team composed of the top players from the NBA’s Eastern Conference selected to compete in the league’s annual All-Star Game.

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Eastern Conference All-Stars canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA All-Star team
basketball team
associatedEvent NBA All-Star Weekend
broadcastOn national television in the United States
coachSelectionRule head coach of team with best record in Eastern Conference (with restrictions)
competition NBA All-Star Game
conference Eastern Conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
entertainmentFocus high-scoring exhibition play
era traditional East vs West All-Star format (before draft-based format)
eventFrequency annual
fanEngagement global fan voting for starters
firstSeason 1971
gameContext midseason showcase
gameType exhibition game
gender men
governingBody NBA
includesPositions centers
forwards
guards
league National Basketball Association
notableFormerCaptain LeBron James
notableFormerPlayer Allen Iverson
Dwyane Wade
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Isiah Thomas
Julius Erving
Kevin Garnett
Larry Bird
Michael Jordan
Paul Pierce
Shaquille O'Neal
surface form: Shaquille O’Neal
opponent Western Conference All-Stars
playerEligibility NBA players in Eastern Conference teams
purpose showcase top Eastern Conference players
replaced East vs West All-Star format
role represents Eastern Conference in NBA All-Star Game
rosterSize typically 12 players
scoringFormat standard NBA scoring rules (varied in some years)
selectionMethod coach selection
fan voting
media voting
player voting
sport basketball
statusAfter2018 no longer used as official game team, players drafted into mixed teams
teamType all-star team
uniformType special NBA All-Star uniforms

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2010 NBA All-Star Game awayTeam Eastern Conference All-Stars
2010 NBA All-Star Game winner Eastern Conference All-Stars
Larry Nance NBAAllStarTeam Eastern Conference All-Stars
Western Conference All-Stars opponentType Eastern Conference All-Stars
2017 NBA All-Star Game awayTeam Eastern Conference All-Stars
1951 NBA All-Star Game homeTeam Eastern Conference All-Stars
1951 NBA All-Star Game winningTeam Eastern Conference All-Stars
Western Conference All-Stars opponentType Eastern Conference All-Stars