D-League stars include a pair with Tulsa ties
BY Staff Reports
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
2/05/13 at 5:59 AM
Two players with Tulsa ties have been selected to play in the seventh annual NBA D-League All-Star Game, scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, during the NBA All-Star Jam Session in Houston.
Jeremy Lamb, who has played with the Tulsa 66ers this season on assignment from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and former University of Tulsa center Jerome Jordan were among 10 players named to the Futures Team, which will face the 10-member Prospects Team in the contest.
Lamb has averaged 21.1 points and 5.5 rebounds in 14 games with the 66ers this season. He also has played in 16 games for the Thunder.
Jordan averages 14.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Reno Bighorns. He played in 21 games for the New York Knicks last season.
The All-Star players were selected by a vote of the NBA D-League's 16 head coaches and broken into two teams by league officials.
Players were eligible to be selected based on having played in half of their team's games through Jan. 27.
The NBADL All-Star Game game will air on NBATV-256.
