CLEVELAND, Ohio-The  2022 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sun, Feb. 20 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, reports theathletic.com below.

LeBron James and Kevin Durant, who were selected as NBA All-Star captains by fan voting results, took turns drafting from the pool of 22 players voted into the All-Star field Thursday night on TNT. Team LeBron selected Giannis Antetokounmpo with the first pick and James Harden with the last, hours after the latter was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Commissioner Adam Silver worked with then-NBPA president Chris Paul to revamp the All-Star game format in 2017, creating the NBA All-Star Draft, which was first implemented at the 2018 All-Star Game.

First, James and Durant selected from the eight All-Star starters, then from the 14 All-Star reserves. Team LeBron's starters will be James (Lakers), Antetokounmpo (Bucks), Stephen Curry (Warriors), DeMar DeRozan (Bulls), Nikola Jokić (Nuggets). The reserves will be Luka Dončić (Mavericks), Darius Garland (Cavs), Chris Paul (Suns), Jimmy Butler (Heat), Donovan Mitchell (Jazz), Fred VanVleet (Raptors), James Harden (76ers) (Editor's note: Jarrett Allen of the Cleveland Cavaliers has since replaced the injured Harden for the NBA All-Star Game)

Durant will not play in this year's All-Star Game because of a knee injury, but selected Joel Embiid (76ers), Ja Morant (Grizzlies), Jayson Tatum (Celtics), and Trae Young (Hawks) and Andrew Wiggins (Warriors) as the starters for Team Durant. The reserves will be Devin Booker (Suns), Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves), Zach LaVine (Bulls), Dejounte Murray (Spurs), Khris Middleton (Bucks), LaMelo Ball (Hornets) and Rudy Gobert (Jazz).

Draymond Green, who was named an All-Star reserve for the fourth time in his career, will not participate in the game due to his back injury and was not selected in the draft.

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