The announcement of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game starters on Thursday night sparked immediate controversy. Former NBA forward Chandler Parsons has dismissed claim

One interesting takeaway is that the biggest difference was how much voting Ball for from fans relative to how little he got from the media. You can read more about this from Stephen Noh on Sporting News. Ball finished with the most among East guards by fans but seventh by media.

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball and San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama stand out as the biggest snubs after the NBA All-Star Game

LaMelo Ball, whether snubbed or not, did not get named to the All-Star Game last night. In the East, Donovan Mitchell and Jalen Brunson took the two guard spots

While LaMelo fans see him as carrying the Hornets on a nightly basis, media voters see a player that has lost 57 percent of his career games. One local beat writer who chose not to vote for Ball in the past cited the lack of team success as his main reason for passing on the guard.

LaMelo Ball received an important injury update ahead of the Hornets' game on Friday night against the Trail Blazers.

LaMelo Ball didn't make it into the All-Star Game as a starter, but he still has a chance to be named a reserve. The Hoop Collective, an ESPN basketball podcast made up of NBA insiders Brian Windhorst,

Even though the format of the game is a bit different, the voting method remains the same. The results to determine the starting lineup are once again calculated based on a weighted system from fan voting, media voting, as well as player voting.

Despite garnering the most fan votes among players in the Eastern Conference, the Charlotte Hornets point guard didn’t receive enough of the overall vote. Instead, New York’s Jalen Brunson and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell will start for the conference in the league’s annual showcase.

Ball is fourth in the NBA in scoring at 29 points per game, while also tallying 7.5 assists per game, good for eighth.

The five players honored as starters from the Eastern Conference and five players from the Western Conference for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be announced during TNT’s pregame show on Thursday (7 ET).