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After the initial announcement of the Eastern Conference reserve basketball players, much of the NBA world wondered why Domantas Sabonis, who was playing for the career season, was not making the pick list.
Two Miami superstars, Bamo Adebayo and Jimmy Butler, also caused a lot of uproar, but fans who are short on the latter’s reserve basketball roster should calm down a bit.
It turns out that the leader of the Heat, who only threw the Miami team on his shoulders in the last super final of the NBA, Kevin Durant offered him a vacant place, but the basketball player rejected it, spoke E. Skolnickas in the network.
The reason for the refusal perfectly illustrates J. Butler’s loyalty to the team.
“Jimmy said he would not attend unless Adebayo was involved,” Skolnick said.
“Scanpix” nuotr./Bamas Adebayo ir Jimmy Butleris
However, B. Adebayo was overboard in the “All-Star” vote and the league did not give priority to this basketball player when K. Durantas fell, and after J. Butler’s refusal, he was gave the last ticket to the basketball festival in Atlanta. to Domantas Sabonis.
True, even after losing a spot in the All-Star game through injury, K. Durant will act as captain and on March 4, along with LeBron James, will choose which basketball players will represent these players’ teams.
Photo by Scanpix / LeBron James and Kevin Durant
As a reminder, KD’s starting fifth spot will go to Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatumas.
D. Sabonis enters the “All Stars” game for the second year in a row, and this season the average. accumulates 21.6 points, rebounds after 11.5 balls (7th place in the league) and distributes after 5.8 assists.
Adebayo, who participated in the All-Star game for the first time last year, is averaging 19.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists this year.
“Scanpix” nuotr./Jimmy Butleris ir Bamas Adebayo
J. Butler, who has played five times in the All-Star game, missed a significant portion of the game this year due to league security protocols, earning 20.1 points, bouncing 7.8 balls and making 7.8 assists.
The Indianapolis club with 15 wins and 17 losses in the East is ninth and the Heat (16/17) is seventh.
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