The NBA has released the list of reserves for the Western Conference in the upcoming All-Star game. The starters were revealed a week ago and now the group that will join them in San Francisco has been revealed. The news was reported on social media.
After seeing an increase in double teams, Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards reportedly decided to ask for advice.
The relationship between Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards is a sign that the NBA's veteran stars are open to mentoring the future faces of the league.
The Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and the Rockets' Alperen Sengun were among six first-timers named to the NBA All-Star Game on Thursday, when the league announced the reserves.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis was named a Western Conference reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
SAN ANTONIO ... and the Spurs have a +4.6 net rating when he's on the court compared to -9.4 when he's off. But don't tell all of that to Lakers' Anthony Davis. In a chat with ESPN, Davis ...
The reserves will join the starters who were announced last week at the All-Star Game in the Chase Center in San Francisco on Feb. 16.
Wembanyama, at age 21, made his first All-Star Team as a reserve, but he is expected to become a fixture of the event. He and rookie Stephon Castle will also participate in the Rising Stars Challenge, and Castle will partake in the Dunk Contest.
The NBA decided to change the All-Star game format this year with a four-team mini-tournament in which TNT’s Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O'Neal will have a draft and select three eight-man teams from the 24 All-Stars. The Rising Stars champion from Friday will be the fourth team.
For the second and final time this season, the San Antonio Spurs will take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Spurs lost the first matchup, falling 121-105, but as the Bucks come off a loss against the lowly Portland Trail Blazers, the Spurs aim to continue the misfortune they've had against some bad teams.
Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the third quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Utah 138-113 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory and second in two nights.