{"id":260912,"date":"2022-02-07T22:17:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=260912"},"modified":"2022-02-07T22:17:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:17:37","slug":"charlottes-ball-and-san-antonios-murray-named-as-injury-replacements-for-2022-nba-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/charlottes-ball-and-san-antonios-murray-named-as-injury-replacements-for-2022-nba-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte\u2019s Ball and San Antonio\u2019s Murray named as injury replacements for 2022 NBA All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray have been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver as injury replacements for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.\u00a0 Ball will replace injured Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Murray will replace injured Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green.\u00a0 In addition, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who was selected as an All-Star reserve, will replace Durant as a starter.<\/p>\n<p>The 71<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.\u00a0 The matchup between Team Durant and Team LeBron will air live at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and ESPN Radio in the United States and reach fans in 215 countries and territories in 59 languages.<\/p>\n<p>Ball, the 2020-21 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, has earned his first NBA All-Star selection.\u00a0 In his second NBA season, Ball is averaging 19.6 points, 7.5 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 1.47 steals in 47 games.\u00a0 He ranks 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in the NBA in assists per game and 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in steals per game.\u00a0 Ball is one of five NBA players averaging at least 19.0 points, 7.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds this season, joining 2022 All-Stars Murray, Luka Don\u010di\u0107 of the Dallas Mavericks, James Harden of the Nets and Nikola Joki\u0107 of the Denver Nuggets.\u00a0 Ball, 20, was previously selected to play in the Clorox Rising Stars during NBA All-Star 2022.<\/p>\n<p>This is also the first NBA All-Star selection for Murray, who is in his fifth NBA season.\u00a0 He is averaging career highs of 19.6 points, 9.2 assists, 8.4 rebounds and 2.06 steals in 47 games.\u00a0 Murray, 25, leads the NBA in steals per game and ranks fourth in assists per game and 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in rebounds per game.\u00a0 His 10 triple-doubles are the second most in the NBA and a single-season record for a Spurs player.<\/p>\n<p>Durant will not play in the NBA All-Star Game because of a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, which has sidelined him for the last 11 games.\u00a0 A 12-time NBA All-Star selection, Durant is averaging 29.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 36 games.\u00a0 He was selected as a starter and team captain for the NBA All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>Green will not play in the NBA All-Star Game because of a lower back\/disc injury, which has sidelined him for the last 14 games.\u00a0 A four-time NBA All-Star selection, Green is averaging 7.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.38 steals and 1.21 blocks in 34 games.\u00a0 He was selected as a reserve for the NBA All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>When a starter is injured prior to the NBA All-Star Draft and is unable to participate in the All-Star Game, he is replaced in the starter pool for the Draft by the All-Star reserve from the same conference and of the same position group who received the highest ranking in the voting for All-Star starters.\u00a0 As a result, Durant will be replaced in the starter pool by Tatum.<\/p>\n<p>In the NBA All-Star Draft, Tatum will be selected with the starters in the first round and Ball and Murray will be selected with the reserves in the second round.\u00a0 Green will be assigned to the same team that drafts Murray.\u00a0 TNT will air the NBA All-Star Draft on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. ET, with Durant and Team LeBron captain LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers selecting the team rosters.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Ball, Durant and Tatum as NBA All-Stars from the Eastern Conference are Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat), DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers), James Harden (Brooklyn Nets), Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls), Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks), Fred VanVleet (Toronto Raptors) and Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks).<\/p>\n<p>Joining Green, James and Murray as NBA All-Stars from the Western Conference are Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Luka Don\u010di\u0107 (Dallas Mavericks), Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz), Nikola Joki\u0107 (Denver Nuggets), Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz), Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies), Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray have been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver as injury replacements for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>More \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QBL95euXNN\">https:\/\/t.co\/QBL95euXNN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/59dupIBzAZ\">pic.twitter.com\/59dupIBzAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1490792792356007937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who was selected as an All-Star reserve, will replace Durant as a 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