The 2023 NBA All-Star reserves were announced for the game in Salt Lake City, Utah, later this month with some surprise omissions.
The teams’ starters and captains were revealed last week when Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James topped fan voting in their respective conferences.
Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell, Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum make up the remaining East starters and Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Zion Williamson and Nikola Jokic make up the West.
NBA All-Star Reserves 2023
Eastern Conference:
Guards: Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, DeMar DeRozan, Tyrese Haliburton
Forwards: Joel Embiid, Bam Adebayo, Julius Randle
Western Conference:
Guards: Ja Morant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Damian Lillard
Forwards: Paul George, Domantas Sabonis, Lauri Markkanen, Jaren Jackson Jr.
Full list of 2023 All Star starters and reserves: pic.twitter.com/YxTPzQ2ZhW
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) February 3, 2023
Who was snubbed from the 2023 NBA All-Star Game?
Some of the most talked about All-Star snubs in 2023 include:
James Harden Bring Young Jalen Brunson Anthony Edwards Pascal Siakam Jimmy Butler De’Aaron Fox Darius Garland Aaron Gordon Anthony Davis Devin Booker
James Harden’s IG story ???? pic.twitter.com/nRnILd62xJ
– NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February 3, 2023
It’s easy to say who should have been included, but quite the opposite to say why those included shouldn’t have been selected: each of the All-Stars has earned their spots and makes a good case for being in the game.
The fan vote favored Zion Williamson, who was selected as the starter despite playing just 29 games so far this season, the same number as Anthony Davis, who the coaches probably didn’t draft because of the time he missed in court.
NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off on February 17 with the main event two days later on February 19 in an action-packed weekend at Vivint Arena, home of the Utah Jazz.
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