LaMelo Ball, Dejounte Murray named as injury replacements for 2022 All-Star Game

Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been named to the All-Star team to replace injured Kevin Durant.

NEW YORK – 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. Ball will replace injured Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Murray will replace injured Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. In addition, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who was selected as an All-Star reserve, will replace Durant as a starter.

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.

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The 71st NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. 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.

Ball, the 2020-21 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, has earned his first NBA All-Star selection. In his second NBA season, Ball is averaging 19.6 points, 7.5 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 1.47 steals in 47 games. He ranks 10th in the NBA in assists per game and 17th in steals per game. 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 Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks, James Harden of the Nets and Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets. Ball, 20, was previously selected to play in the Clorox Rising Stars during NBA All-Star 2022.

Just call him ALL-STAR Melo!