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Kevin Durant, who has been elected captain of the Eastern Conference for the All Stars game, will not appear at the annual celebration and Domantas Sabonis should take his place.
The Nets Club in Brooklyn reported that Durant’s trauma was reassessed after repeated examinations of the sciatic tendon.
According to him, the star will need more time to recover. An extra break for the All Stars will help the basketball player get back to the form he showed this season, Nets says.
Durant was second in the All Star fan vote with nearly 5.57 million. votes. Overall, LeBron James won with $ 5.92 million. votes.
Durant, the leader of the Boston Celtics, will occupy the spot in the starting five. The 22nd striker among the Eastern Conference forwards received nearly 2.3 million. votes and was fourth in this indicator.
The second most supported basketball player from the East is Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek super talent grossed about 4.46 million. votes.
Sabonis received 555 thousand. votes and according to this result in the East it remained eighth among the highest. The Lithuanian national team striker who played during the career season was underrated by the league’s coaches, who did not include the athlete among the selected reserve basketball players.
For the second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers forward, who will play the All Stars game, will repeat the result of Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, who participated in this event twice. Sabonis’ contract provides for LTL 1.3 million for admission to the All-Star game. USD bonus.
Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers Center, who was replaced by Devin Booker, the Phoenix Suns wizard, will also miss the show due to trauma.
The All-Star Festival will take place on March 7 in Atlanta.
All Star Match participants:
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Start five | Start five |
| Jayson Tatumas (Boston Celtics) | LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milvokio “Bucks”) | Luka Dončičius (Dallas Mavericks) |
| Kyrie Irving (Brooklyn Nets) | Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) |
| Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards) | Nikola Jokičius (Denver Nuggets) |
| Joel Embid (Philadelphia 76ers) | Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers) |
| Spare Basketball Players | Replacement Basketball Players |
| James Harden (Brooklyn Nets) | Damianas Lillardas (Portlando “Trail Blazers”) |
| Julius Randle (New York Knicks) | Donovanas Mitchellas (Jutes „Jazz“) |
| Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls) | Zion Williamson (Pelicans of New Orleans) |
| Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) | Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz) |
| Domantas Sabonis (Indiana Pacers) | Devinas Bookeris (Finikso “Suns”) |
| Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) | Paul George (Los Angeles Clippers) |
| Nikola Vučevičius (“Orlando” Magic “) | Chris Paul (Phoenix Dog) |
* It is not yet clear who will take Durant’s place in the starting five.
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