NBA All-Star Game 2017: Full East, West Rosters, Live Stream Start Time For New Orleans Showcase

RTSY8CP — Old teammates Russell Westbrook, left, and Kevin Durant will be the main story line during the 66th NBA All-Star Game Sunday night in New Orleans. Reuters

Will he pass to his former teammate turned rival? How about to his old teammate’s new teammates? Will the Western Conference bench simply implode and divide over what’s been the biggest story line through the first half of the 2016-17 NBA season?

All those questions, pertaining to Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, will be answered during the NBA’s 66th All-Star Game Sunday night in New Orleans.

Normally the showcase would be a celebration of the league’s most tantalizing and unique talents coming together in harmony to flash their incredible skills. This year, it will certainly still be just that, but most eyes will be on Westbrook and whether or not he will get along with old teammate-turned Warriors star Durant and the rest of the Western Conference’s Warriors-laden squad.

The crux of the drama is simple. Durant bolted Oklahoma City for Golden State last summer, and many reports have indicated he didn’t notify Westbrook, with whom he played beside for eight years and nearly won a championship.

It was an issue West and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was left to manage. And while Kerr claimed not to have thought about it to the San Francisco Chronicle, he admitted he did decide who plays at any given time and wouldn’t comment on whether Durant and Westbrook would share the floor.

“That’s a good point,” Kerr said Thursday. “That will be up to me. Rotation patterns are kind of the one thing you get to do.”

Still, even if they can’t play nice, the triple-double machine that Westbrook is will have to play with at least one of the Warriors three other All-Stars: Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.

That potential discontent could play right into the East’s hands as it tries to break the West’s hold on the contest. The West has claimed the last two games and six of the last seven, with Westbrook taking MVP two straight times.

The East was expected to roll out the Cleveland Cavaliers duo of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, who would have played with fellow teammate Kevin Love had he not suffered a knee injury and required surgery last week. The New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony was named Love’s replacement.

Comparing the two rosters, it appeared the East had a decided advantage in the backcourt. However, the West has some solid shooters and several outstanding big men that should make for intriguing matchups throughout.

Full rosters and the starting lineups for each squad are below as well as when and where to watch the game.

Start Time: Sunday, 8 p.m. EST

TV Channel: TNT

Live Stream: NBA on TNT

East

Starters

Kyrie Irving, G, Cavaliers

DeMar DeRozan, G, Raptors

LeBron James, F, Cavaliers

Giannis Antetokounmpo, F, Bucks

Jimmy Butler, F, Bulls

Bench