The starter list just came out for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, and two former Kentucky Wildcats are starters. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a starter in the Wester

This is the first time in seven years — and just the third time ever — that two former UK basketball players have been voted in as starters for the All-Star Game.

A pair of Wildcats were announced as 2025 NBA All-Star Game starters on Thursday night. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of five starters from the Western Conference while New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is one of five starters from the Eastern Conference.

Two former Kentucky players earned starting nods for their respective conference in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist.

Kentucky set an NBA record for number of All-Stars in last year’s game. The Wildcats should be represented well again this year.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky products Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl-Anthony Towns were each tabbed as starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star game, it was announced Thursday night on TNT. The duo was selected through a combined vote from fans, players and media, recognizing outstanding play during the first half of the 2024-25 NBA season.

DALLAS — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s leading ... The seventh-year pro from Kentucky is averaging more than 30 points a game for the third consecutive season.

The Mavs' continued success against the Thunder coincides with PJ Washington's own heroics versus the dominant squad. The former Kentucky Wildcats star scored 22 points on just 6-of-16 shooting, but he left an indelible mark in the Paycom Center after securing 19 rebounds,

The Herald-Leader will reveal the winner of the award recognizing the best in Kentucky sports in 2024 on Tuesday around 9 a.m.

Oklahoma City is led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is fresh off a 54-point performance, as they look to take down Dallas in a big-time matchup. It's no secret the Thunder and Mavericks have a brewing rivalry, which is only further fueled by their close proximity, being a short drive on I-35 from one another.