LeBron James described his All-Star selection as “super humbling” after being called to the showpiece game for the 22nd consecutive year.

The 41-year-old has been named in reserve for the game on February 15 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. His inclusion extends the records for most overall picks and most consecutive picks.

“Super humbling,” James said then Los Angeles Lakers Lost 112-100 to the New York Knicks last night. “Coach voted, right, crazy respect to coach and the way he sees me still playing at this later point in my career.

“And to be able to be an All-Star means a lot to my family, the people who follow my career, my LeBron faithful. They follow my journey and it’s always rewarding from a humble standpoint to be able to be rewarded for the work you put in.”

The All-Star Game is not high on James’ list of priorities

James missed the first 14 games of the season with sciatica and admits the All-Star Game was not one of his priorities.

He added: ”I didn’t really think about it. To be honest, it wasn’t my goal to come into the season, miss the first 14 games and say, ‘OK, I need to be an All-Star.’ I just wanted to get back to playing at a high level that I knew I was capable of, once I kind of put in the work (from) preseason, training camp, my summer workouts — which I’ve never done in my entire career.

James will have a familiar face with him after Houston Rockets’ Kevin Durant was also named as a reserve – his 16th pick – as well as Denver Nuggets guard Jamaal Murray, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren, Portland Trail Blazers forward Danny Avdija, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sungard P. Booker.

The All-Star Game will feature a new format in 2026 Two teams of US players and one team of international players (known as the World Team) will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. All three teams will have a minimum of eight players.