The NBA All-Star Game 2024 was concluded recently with the East team defeating the West team with a concluding score of 211-186. The East team was led by Milwaukee Bucks’ prominent player, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the West team was spearheaded by Los Angeles Lakers’ icon, LeBron James.
The East also became the first team to score more than 200 points in a league game. The 2024 All-Star Game also saw more than 180 three-point attempts, signalling another record in the league. According to Fadeaway World, the all-time All-Star stats have certainly been pushed upward in their trajectory.
The twenty-time NBA All-Star and Lakers veteran superstar, LeBron James, is leading two categories and has also come up in three others, occupying a position among the top six. The Phoenix Suns veteran icon, Kevin Durant, has also achieved great numbers in the list as well including legends like Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kobe Bryant.
LeBron James became the first player in the league’s history to complete twenty appearances including the 2024 All-Star Game. He had made history by surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record. Kevin Durant also occupied the fifth position by making his 14th appearance and now shares the position with Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Jordan, and Karl Malone.
In the points category, LeBron occupies the first position with 434 points, and Kevin Durant went from fifth to third place with 268 points. The Golden State Warriors star, Stephen Curry, also jumped spots and reached 11th position on the list. Paul George and Giannis Antetokounmpo also went up and Damian Lillard garnered a prominent jump with registering 39 points.
In the rebounds category, James occupies the sixth position while the other top positions are still maintained by other icons. The first position is under Wilt Chamberlain, then comes Bob Pettit, and the third is occupied by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The fourth and fifth positions are taken by Bill Russell and Tim Duncan.
James is in the third position when it comes to the category of assists. He has 113 assists. The first is maintained by Chris Paul with 128 assists, and the second one is taken by Magic Johnson with 127 assists. The fourth is under Isiah Thomas with 97 assists. The fifth and sixth are occupied by Bob Cousy and Oscar Robertson.
In the blocks category, LeBron is occupying the twelfth position and there is less potential that he will climb the spots. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in the first position with 31 blocks and the second position is under Hakeem Olajuwon with 23 blocks.
The third position is occupied by Shaquille O’Neal with 19 blocks, and the fourth position is taken by Patrick Ewing with 16 blocks. The fifth and sixth positions are occupied by David Robinson and Kevin McHale.
Among the All-Star games in the steals category, Michael Jordan is leading with 37 steals. The late legend, Kobe Bryant is in second position and Isaiah Thomas is in third with 31 steals. Dwayne Wade is in the fourth position with 27 steals, Chris Paul with 26 steals, and then it is Jason Kidd with 24 steals.
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The three-pointers category is one of the categories still having inclusions from modern-day players as well. The first position is taken by Stephen Curry, who set the record for single-game three-pointers in 2022 by posting sixteen of them. Other players on the list are Damian Lillard, LeBron James, James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Paul George.
