PHOENIX – Led by Head Coach Monty Williams, the Phoenix Suns coaching staff will coach Team LeBron in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 20 in Cleveland. With tonight’s victory over San Antonio, the Suns clinched the best record in the Western Conference through games played on Sunday, Feb. 6, earning the spot to coach Team LeBron.
This will mark the fifth time in franchise history the Suns coaching staff will work the NBA All-Star Game, joining 1981 (John MacLeod), 1993 (Paul Westphal), 1995 (Westphal) and 2007 (Mike D’Antoni). The game will be the first All-Star coaching experience for all but two of the coaches on the Suns staff, as Randy Ayers (Philadelphia in 2001) and Mark Bryant (Oklahoma City in 2012 and 2014) have served on the staffs in previous All-Star Games.