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          NBA players react on social media to All-Star starters

          • Patrick Dorsey, SportsNationJan 21, 2016, 07:38 PM ET
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          The starters for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game in Toronto were announced Thursday night, with Kobe Bryant making it, Draymond Green missing out, Kyle Lowry edging Kyrie Irving, and Zaza Pachulia -- he's a quality starting big man for the Dallas Mavericks, in case you were wondering -- getting more votes than Green but missing a starting slot by about 14,000 votes.

          Those who got in, naturally, were quite excited:

          Thank you to everyone who voted! Know we will have some more good news next week #DG23 #KT11 #dubnation

          A video posted by Wardell Curry (@stephencurry30) on

          Non-All-Stars had mixed reactions:

          Green's mom, Mary Babers-Green, had some things to say, causing Green to respond.

          And then there was this:

          The 2016 All-Star Game will held Feb. 14 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. All-Star Game reserves, which are chosen by the league's coaches, will be revealed Jan. 28; it's a safe bet Green, who has helped lead the Golden State Warriors to a 39-4 record, will get a slot.