In early February, the League announced the results of the 2007 All-Star starting lineup votes.
In the West, the five starters were:
Kobe, Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Yao Ming.
Carmelo Anthony was enraged.
He could tolerate losing the starting spot to Tim Duncan, given that the Spurs ranked fourth in the West, with his Nuggets trailing behind, and he would accept that fact without argument.
But Kevin Garnett?
The team was third from the bottom in the West last season, and they remained in that position this season.
Are you telling me he still made the All-Star starting lineup?
I couldn't outvote him?
He was furious.
In the East, the starting five were:
Wade, Su Wan, Chris Bosh, Little O'Neal, and Shaquille O'Neal.
LeBron James was once again left out of the All-Star starting lineup.
Most of the media speculated that his falling-out with Shaquille O'Neal played a significant role in this.
