Jaylen Brown joined Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum as an Eastern Conference All-Star on Thursday night with the wing selected as a reserve by NBA coaches. It is the fourth All-Star selection for Brown over the last five seasons.
Although he's been critical to the team's on-court success this year, Cavs big man Jarrett Allen was snubbed on All-Star honors.
This is the fourth time in franchise history that the Cavaliers have earned three NBA All-Star selections (1989, 1993 and 2017). Other Eastern Conference reserves include: Jaylen Brown (Boston), Pascal Siakim (Indiana), Cade Cunningham (Detroit), Damian Lillard (Milwaukee) and Tyler Herro (Miami).
The Hornets' 12-32 record may have been a factor in the decision to leave Ball out. Maybe it was his 42% shooting on 23.3 field goal attempts per game (the most in the NBA). Either way, fans took to social media to call out the NBA's decision of leaving LaMelo off the All-Star team.
The Boston Celtics haven’t been very consistent of late. The reigning champions are 9-6 in January and 2-2 in their last four games. But during this stretch, there has been one constant: Kristaps Porzingis playing some of the best basketball of his career.
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the rest of the Celtics were surprised by the 3-point barrage from Rockets forward Dillon Brooks.
Veteran Indiana Pacers power forward Pascal Siakam has been named to the list of All-Star reserves in the Eastern Conference, per TNT's 'Inside The NBA.' It's a
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown spoke to the press after the Celtics 122-107 away win against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
Tatum will be a starting player for the Eastern Conference team, the league announced last week, while it was announced on Thursday that Brown will be a reserve player.
French phenomenon Victor Wembanyama and Turkish big man Alperen Sengun are joining Serb star Nikola Jokic and the Greek Freak Giannis Antetokounmpo in the upcoming All Star game. Both Wemby and Sengun are getting their first All-Star appearance.
Among the top candidates who weren’t named to the All-Star Game are Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen, Atlanta’s Trae Young, Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Chicago’s Zach LaVine, Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, Phoenix’s Devin Booker and Dallas’ Kyrie Irving.