NEW YORK — Stephon Marbury, Anthony Mason, Antonio McDyess and Theo Ratliff were selected Tuesday for their first NBA All-Star game. John Stockton, a 10-time All-Star, was left off the team, but the Jazz will still be represented by 13-time All-Star Karl Malone.
Joining Marbury (New Jersey), Mason (Miami) and Ratliff (Philadelphia) on the East team were Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson (Milwaukee), Allan Houston (New York) and Jerry Stackhouse (Detroit).
McDyess (Denver) and Malone were joined on the West team by Michael Finley (Dallas), Kevin Garnett (Minnesota), Gary Payton (Seattle), David Robinson (San Antonio) and Rasheed Wallace (Portland).
Vince Carter (Toronto), Grant Hill (Detroit), Allen Iverson (Philadelphia), Tracy McGrady (Orlando) and Alonzo Mourning (Miami) previously were elected by fans to start for the East.
Shaquille Neal and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Tim Duncan of San Antonio, Jason Kidd of Phoenix and Chris Webber of Sacramento were elected to start for the West.
David Robinson was picked for the 10th time, Payton for the seventh and Garnett for the fourth.
Allen, Finley, Houston, Glenn Robinson and Stackhouse were selected for the second time each.