Second photo: Mike D’Antoni (photo from AP)
Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey and his staff will coach Team LeBron in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Casey becomes the Raptors’ first All-Star Game head coach. He earned the honor for the first time in his nine seasons as an NBA head coach.
Under a new All-Star Game format that replaces the traditional matchup between conferences, each All-Star Game coach will lead the team that includes the captain from the same conference.
Casey and his staff will coach the All-Star team that features the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James as captain.
Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni and his staff earned the spot to coach Team Stephen, captained by the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry.
A two-time NBA Coach of the Year, D’Antoni earned All-Star Game head coaching honors for the second time. As the Phoenix Suns’ head coach, he led the Western Conference past the Eastern Conference, 153-132, in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas.