NBA All-Star Game: Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley named as replacement for Devin Booker
Watch the 70th NBA All-Star Game, along with the Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge live from 11.30pm on Sky Sports Arena this Sunday
Saturday 6 March 2021 09:59, UK
Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley has been added to the Team Durant roster for the NBA All-Star Game as an injury replacement for Phoenix Suns standout Devin Booker.
Conley, 33, joins Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert as the NBA-leading Jazz's third representative at the game.
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The Brooklyn Nets also have three All-Stars - James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, though Durant won't play due to injury.
Booker, who was named an All-Star reserve as a replacement for Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis, has a sprained left knee, according to the NBA.
Conley, who is in his second year with the Jazz after 12 seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, will also take Booker's spot in Sunday's three-point contest.
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He is averaging 16.1 points, 5.7 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while shooting a strong 42.2 per cent from three-point range. The Jazz have the best record in the NBA at 27-9.
TEAM LEBRON
Starters: LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Reserves: Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers), Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns), Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics), Paul George (Los Angeles Clippers), Domantas Sabonis (Indiana Pacers), Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz)
TEAM DURANT
Starters: Kyrie Irving (Brooklyn Nets), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
Reserves: James Harden (Brooklyn Nets), Mike Conley (Utah Jazz), Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans), Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls), Julius Randle (New York Knicks), Nikola Vucevic (Orlando Magic), Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz)
Watch the 70th NBA All-Star Game, along with the Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge live from 11.30pm on Sky Sports Arena this Sunday
