Kevin Durant named All-Star starter
OKC Thunder star Kevin Durant is the NBA's top scorer this season. Photo by Keith Alllison / CC ASA 2.0.
Oklahoma City (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant has been named a starter on the 2014 Western Conference All-Star team.
Durant led all Western Conference players with a total of 1,396,294 votes and the selection marks his fifth career All-Star game and his fourth as a starter.
Durant has led the Thunder to a 33-10 record this season while averaging a career-best 31.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.51 steals per game.
The NBA All-Star Game will be played at the New Orleans Arena on Sunday, Feb. 16.
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The Gayly – January 24, 2014 @ 8:05am