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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver selected Booker to
take the spot of the injured Davis one day after the Suns guard
was snubbed for the honor.
Per league rules, when a player selected to the All-Star Game is
unable to participate, the commissioner chooses a replacement
from the same conference as the player who is being replaced.
Booker and Davis both play for Western Conference teams.
Booker, 24, will make his second straight appearance in the
All-Star Game. He is averaging a team-high 24.7 points per game
to go along with 4.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 26 games this
season.
Booker joins teammate Chris Paul on the All-Star Game roster,
marking the first time the Suns have had multiple All-Stars in a
season since Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire in 2009-10.
Davis has been nursing a right Achilles tendon injury since
getting hurt against the Denver Nuggets on Feb. 14. He is
averaging 22.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 23 games
this season.
The NBA All-Star Game will take place on March 7 in Atlanta.
--Field Level Media
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