The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is set to kick off in Indianapolis, Indiana. A pair of Boston Celtics will be part of the action for the third year in a row as Jayson Tatum plays as a starter and Jaylen Brown a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Stars.
Tatum and Brown join a long list of Celtics stars who have participated in the event, now entering its 73rd year of existence, which actually got its start in the old Boston Garden. Initially created to improve the image of professional basketball after a point-shaving scandal in NCAA ball besmirched the sport in the eyes of the public, the event has taken on a life of its own as one of the league’s most anticipated events.
Let’s take a look at all the Celtics who have taken part.
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1951, 1952, 1954 - Ed McAuley, Bob Cousy
1953, 1955, 1956 - Ed McAuley, Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman
1957 - Bill Sharman, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn
1958, 1959, 1960 - Bill Sharman, Bob Cousy, Bill Russell
1961, 1963 - Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn
1962 - Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Sam Jones
1964, 1965 - Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Sam Jones
1966, 1968 - Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Sam Jones
1967 - Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Bailey Howell
1969 - Bill Russell, John Havlicek
1970 - John Havlicek
1971 - John Havlicek, Jo Jo White
1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977 - John Havlicek, Jo Jo White, Dave Cowens
1975 - John Havlicek, Jo Jo White, Dave Cowens, Paul Silas
1978 - John Havlicek, Dave Cowens
1980 - Dave Cowens, Nate Archibald, Larry Bird
1981, 1982 - Nate Archibald, Larry Bird, Robert Parish
1983 - Larry Bird, Robert Parish
1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991 - Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale
1985 - Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson
1988 - Larry Bird, Danny Ainge, Kevin McHale
1989 - Kevin McHale
1992 - Larry Bird, Reggie Lewis
1998 - Antoine Walker
2002, 2003 - Antoine Walker, Paul Pierce
2004, 2005, 2006 - Paul Pierce
2008, 2009 - Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen
2010 - Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo
2011 - Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen
2012 - Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo
2013 - Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo
2016, 2017 - Isaiah Thomas
2018 - Kyrie Irving, Al Horford
2019 - Kyrie Irving
2020 - Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 - Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown
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