LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Former Louisville men's basketball standout and current NBA star Donovan Mitchell has been named to the 2025 NBA All-Star Game as a starter for the Eastern Conference, the league announced Thursday night.

The Cleveland Cavs learned they have an All-Star starter. Will their wish for the other members of the core four to join Donovan Mitchell be granted?

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James — a pick for 21 straight years — now has two more All-Star selections than anyone else in NBA history (Abdul-Jabbar was a 19-time pick) and is three years clear of anyone else for the longest streak of consecutive selections. Kobe Bryant was picked for 18 consecutive All-Star Games, the second-longest such streak.

Lakers star LeBron James and leading vote-getter Giannis Antetokounmpo highlighted the NBA All-Star starters who were unveiled Thursday night.

It's Mitchell's sixth straight All-Star appearance and second career starting nod, both of which have come with the Cavs.

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James — a pick for 21 straight years — now has two more selections than anyone else in NBA history (Abdul-Jabbar was a 19-time pick) and is three years clear of anyone else for the longest streak of consecutive selections. Kobe Bryant was picked for 18 consecutive games, the second-longest such streak.

An NBA All-Star Game without LeBron James, Kevin Durant or Steph Curry in the starting lineups seems unfathomable. This may be the last season when all three are there, and the day is coming soon when all three are not All-Star starters. It probably won’t happen this season but the day is coming.

LeBron James picked for 21st straight All-Star Game, extending NBA record; Cavs' Mitchell a starter

LeBron James is extending his All-Star records ... The other starters: The New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson and Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell as the Eastern Conference guards. The Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Boston Celtics ...

The NBA named the 10 "starters" for this year's All-Star Game(s) last week, and to no one's surprise, the league's biggest stars made the cut. LeBron James will start for a 21st consecutive season. His aging rivals,