News from January 25. Due to having the best (percentage wise) record in the Eastern Conference, Larry Bird (Ind) and his staff will coach the East team for the All-Star game. The starters for the All-Star game have been announced. The fans selected the starters by voting for 2 forwards, 2 guards, and a center from each conference. The All-Star game takes place February 8 in New York City. For the West, the starters are Karl Malone (Uta, 616,251 votes), Kevin Garnett (Min, 513,325), Gary Payton (Sea, 555,715), Kobe Bryant (LAL, 395,686), and Shaquille O'Neal (LAL, 565,184). For the East, the starters are Grant Hill (Det, 838,692 votes), Shawn Kemp (Cle, 518,361), Michael Jordan (Chi, 1,028,235), Anfernee Hardaway (Orl, 509,626), and Dikembe Mutombo (Atl, 476,432). The reserves are selected by the coaches in each division and are expected to be announced Tuesday. [Top 10 vote getters for each position listed at the end of this message.] Uta 101, Chi 94 - at Chi Karl Malone (Uta) had 35 points including 11-12 FT and 11 rebounds. Howard Eisley (Uta) had 14 points and 5 assists. Adam Keefe (Uta) had 10 points. Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 16 points including 1-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Uta shot 29-34 FT and Chi shot 10-13 FT. Top 10 at each position All-Star Voting Results West East Forwards Forwards Karl Malone (Uta) 616,251 Grant Hill (Det) 838,692 Kevin Garnett (Min) 513,325 Shawn Kemp (Cle) 518,361 Charles Barkley (Hou) 479,005 Scottie Pippen (Chi) 475,894 Tim Duncan (SA) 423,970 Dennis Rodman (Chi) 333,865 Vin Baker (Sea) 360,079 Glen Rice (Cha) 270,277 Tom Gugliotta (Min) 211,402 Chris Webber (Was) 190,360 Detlef Schrempf (Sea) 191,963 Antoine Walker (Bos) 137,994 Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) 159,069 Christian Laettner (Atl) 133,293 Sean Elliott (SA) 136,943 Keith Van Horn (NJ) 128,873 Rasheed Wallace (Por) 116,865. Toni Kukoc (Chi) 120,894 Guards Guards Gary Payton (Sea) 555,715 Michael Jordan (Chi) 1,028,235 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 395,686 Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) 509,626 John Stockton (Uta) 344,259 Tim Hardaway (Mia) 349,621 Stephon Marbury (Min) 331,749 Allen Iverson (Phi) 338,413 Jason Kidd (Pho) 305,834 Reggie Miller (Ind) 221,814 Eddie Jones (LAL) 300,658 Mookie Blaylock (Atl) 130,202 Clyde Drexler (Hou) 238,150 Bob Sura (Cle) 130,198 Nick Van Exel (LAL) 232,274 Damon Stoudamire (Tor) 129,223 Mitch Richmond (Sac) 197,695 Joe Dumars (Det) 127,929 Avery Johnson (SA) 147,485 Steve Smith (Atl) 114,982 Centers Centers Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 565,184 Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) 476,432 David Robinson (SA) 548,633 Patrick Ewing (NY) 441,347 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) 325,072 Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 363,765 Sam Perkins (Sea) 117,958 Luc Longley (Chi) 166,984 Arvydas Sabonis (Por) 107,445 Rik Smits (Ind) 117,744 Greg Ostertag (Uta) 68,372 Vlade Divac (Cha) 112,016 Bryant Reeves (Van) 56,633 Brian Williams (Det) 110,083 Lorenzen Wright (LAC) 54,637 Travis Knight (Bos) 70,856 Shawn Bradley (Dal) 41,735 Rony Seikaly (Orl) 70,747 Erick Dampier (GS) 20,631 Gheorghe Muresan (Was) 52,183 On the lighter side Utah PA announcer Dan Roberts: "Not dressed tonight due to pregnancy is Adam Keefe." Keefe's wife gave birth to twins.