Flamengo's stars are on different teams. Joinville's Manteiguinha is replaced by Bauru's Larry due to a back injury.
GLOBOESPORTE.COM Rio de Janeiro
Flamengo brothers Duda and Marcelinho Machado will play on opposite sides of the New Basketball Brazil (NBB) All-Star Game. The National Basketball League announced this Wednesday the lineups for the teams that will face each other on Sunday at 13 p.m. at Maracanãzinho Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. SporTV will be covering the match live.
The current South American champion, Flamengo, is the club with the most representatives. Marcelinho, Duda, Hélio, Jefferson, and Baby were voted by internet users as the starters in their positions.
In a draw, it was decided that the White team will have the first and fourth placed in the voting for the positions of point guard, wing 3 and pivot 5, plus the second and third for wing 2 and pivot 4.
The third most voted point guard by internet users, Manteiguinha, from Joinville, has a back injury and was replaced by Larry, from Bauru, fifth in the popular preference.
All-Star Game Teams | |||||
| Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 |
White | Helio (FLA) and Larry (BAU) | Felipinho (CET) and Alex (BRA) | Marcelinho (FLA) and Arthur (BRA) | Felipe (FRA) and Shilton (JOI) | Baby (FLA) and Drudi (FRA) |
Dark | Valtinho (BRA) and Nezinho (LIM) | Duda (FLA) and Williams (JOI) | Marquinhos (PIN) and Shamell (LIM) | Jefferson (FLA) and Olivinha (PIN) | Fiorotto (LIM) and Murilo (MIN) |
Sunday's programming at Maracanãzinho begins at 10 a.m. with the three-point shooting contest and the dunk contest. Tickets cost R$10 (full price) and R$5 (half price). Sales locations will be announced this Wednesday.