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Howard Named All-Star Starter

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2008 – In his fourth NBA season, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was named an All-Star Game starter for the first time on Thursday.

Howard was the leading vote getter for Eastern Conference centers, receiving more than two million votes.

"I would like to say thank you. It's an honor to receive the number of votes I did, so the fans have been very gracious to me," Howard said. "Just thank you - I hope I can go out there and perform well."

Howard was selected as an All-Star reserve last season, but received the third most votes in the league - enough to elevate him into a starting position for this year's game, which will be held February 17 in New Orleans.

"It's very big honor," Howard said. "We have some great centers in this league, Shaquille O'Neal being one of them, and to have the possibility to be able to start over him, it's an honor. To even be in the same sentence as him is an honor."

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