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NBA All-Star GAMEDAY: Mavs' Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving Ready to Shine

For the first time ever, the Dallas Mavericks have two NBA All-Star Game starters. DallasBasketball.com provides all the information you need to know ahead of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving being under the spotlight on Sunday night.

Dalton Trigg

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After an exciting Saturday night, which featured Philadelphia 76ers' Mac McClung bringing the Dunk Contest back from the dead, the main event is now set to take place on Sunday with all the stars aligning on a single court.

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game will commence at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City tonight, and the Dallas Mavericks' fanbase has a lot to look forward to, as both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are All-Star starters – a first in team history.

"It's just fun, you know," Doncic said of experiencing his fourth All-Star Weekend. "I appreciate being here. Not a lot of people can say they're an All-Star, you know, All-Star multiple times. So I'm really excited to be here."

Once the All-Star festivities are over, a refreshed duo of Doncic and Irving will look to get the Mavs back on track during the final 22 games of the regular season. Dallas is currently sixth in the West with a six-game homestand coming up. The star duo has performed well statistically, but now they need to translate that into wins.

As far as feeling comfortable with his surroundings, though, we're going to go out on a limb and say Irving is in a good place right now.

Stay tuned to DallasBasketball.com for all updates regarding the NBA All-Star Game LIVE from Salt Lake City!

FUN FACT:  In case you missed it, "Luka Magic" has already made its presence felt in Salt Lake City. During All-Star practice, Doncic saw the 76ers' mascot taking no-look half-court shots with its back turned away from the basket and took that as a challenge.

WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 - 6:30 p.m. CT

WHERE: Vivint Arena (Salt Lake City, UT)

TV: TNT/TBS

MVP ODDS: LeBron James is the favorite to win the 2023 All-Star Game MVP with +550 odds. Luka Doncic is tied with Joel Embiid for the fourth-best odds at +850.

FINAL WORD: "I just would love questions that don't make me give the same regurgitated answers that everyone else is giving at times," Irving said at an All-Star media session. "I love questions that go deeper into the nuances of the game and break it down in a way that just isn't talking about the trendy narratives that are around certain players."

If that's truly the case, Kyrie, then you might have found a new best friend with DallasBasketball.com.

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Dalton Trigg
DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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