SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 19, 2017) – The NBA today announced that San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard has been selected to be a starter in the 2017 All-Star Game. The sixth-year Spur was voted by fans, players and media into the game to be held on Sunday, Feb. 19 in New Orleans. Now named a starter in back-to-back seasons after making his first All-Star appearance last year, Leonard becomes the fifth Spurs player in franchise history to be selected as an All-Star starter more than once, joining George Gervin, Alvin Robertson, David Robinson and Tim Duncan.
Leonard has helped lead the Spurs to a 32-9 record this season and was part of making 2016 San Antonio’s winningest calendar year in franchise history (66-15).