Monday, January 20th, was the final day for fans to vote their favorite players into the All-Star starting lineup. After the third fan returns, Jalen Brunson placed fourth among East guards, trailing LaMelo Ball,

Once again, Tom Thibodeau isn’t happy with how Jalen Brunson is being handled by the refs. “What goes on with him is ridiculous,” the Knicks coach said after his team’s 99-95 win over the Nets on Tuesday in Brooklyn.

In recognition of the annual appointment of players to hoop in the mid-season showpiece, this Kia Race to the MVP Ladder is dedicated to those who’ll play in next month’s All-Star Game. Every player repping this week’s ladder is an All-Star.

Brunson had a team-high 30 points (10-16 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 7-7 FT), four rebounds, 15 assists, one block and two steals in 36 minutes during Wednesday's 122-112 win over the Nuggets. Brunson was a force on both ends of the floor for the Knicks on Wednesday,

Among the top candidates who weren’t named to the All-Star Game are Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen, Atlanta’s Trae Young, Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Chicago’s Zach LaVine, Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, Phoenix’s Devin Booker and Dallas’ Kyrie Irving.

Jalen Brunson, KAT are first Knicks’ duo to start in All-Star Game in 50 years Jan. 24, 2025, 10:13 a.m. What channel is the Knicks vs. Nets game today (1/21/25)? FREE LIVE STREAM, Time, TV, for NBA regular season Jan. 21, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

Have Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns cemented their place in Knicks history with All-Star starter honors?

New York Knicks superstar guard Jalen Brunson ties Richie Guerin's franchise record after victory against the Denver Nuggets.

You know how it goes. Every year fans vote on who they think the starters in the All-Star game should be. That fan vote accounts for 50 percent of the tally. Another 25 percent goes to the players and the final 25 percent goes to media. The NBA adds all that together and brings you the All-Star game starting rosters.

If there is any hopeful throwback to Knicks history it is that the last time the Knicks had two starters in the All-Star Game it was in 1975 when Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe made up the backcourt.

Brown and company will be joined by the East starters in Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Donovan Mitchell of the Cavs, Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks, and Knicks teammate Jalen Brunson.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.