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Was Kiri Irving the biggest Snub of the NBA All-Star game? – nj.com

Was Kiri Irving the biggest Snub of the NBA All-Star game? – nj.com

The NBA on Thursday announced that the NBA All-Star game reserves for the next month and the name of Kiri Irving was not found anywhere.

West Orange born, NJ and former St. Patrick High School was left out of the reserves list despite the brilliant season, in an average of 24.2 points, 4.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 48% of 48% of terrain and 42% of deep.

Athletic He ranked Snubs and Irving tops the list of Tirese Maxey, Domantas Sabonis, Trae Young, Devin Boker, Jarrett Allen, Josh Hart and Lamelo Ball.

“Irving is a ballast for the maternal injuries this year as they hang hard in the brutal West,” writes writes Athletic. “They received only 22 games from Luka Doncic and 32 from the center of Derek Lively II, but they are 26-22 and eighth in the conference. Irving has banished the insult of Maverix, and although his total number is reduced by his peak (or even last season), he has delivered reliable production for a team that often starves with the best options. He shoots the 3 at 42.2 percent in his career, and Dallas is 23-15 when he plays.

“There are many guards in the West who had the job to make the team, but it is still difficult to understand why Irving did not do it, especially since his experience as a multiple All-Star had to give him A Tiebreaker over the race. “

Some of the social media have indicated that Irving was also left by the 75 -year -old NBA team and the US Olympic team in 2024.

From the Olympic Snub, Irving said last April that he “just doesn’t fit” on the 12 -people list.

Other remarkable Snubs were young from Atlanta Hawks, as well as an average double-spirit of 22.5 points and the top 11.4 NBA assists; Ball of Charlotte Hornets, which was ranked first in voting fans to start the game and ranks in the top 10 in the league by points (28.2 ppg) and assists (7.3 APG), along with 5.3 RPG; Maxi from Philadelphia 76ers, which is an average of 27.1 points, the sixth best in the NBA and 6.0 assists; And sabonis from the kings of Sacramento, average double-double of 20.0 points and 14.5 fights with 6.6 assists.

Young wrote on social media: “He is no longer getting” stabbing “, at that moment it becomes” pushed “, sorry for my fans .. eventually it will change! Okay, talk soon! “

Of course, if you add one or more of these players, you will need to remove others. James Hardon of La Clippers, Houston Rockets Alperin Sengwin, and Tyler Hero of Miami Heath, were among the selected ones that some fans asked.

With the additions of Hero and Anthony Davis of Lakers as reserves, Kentucky has four former players in the game – the most from any school.

Shay Gilgeus-Alexander from the city of Oklahoma City Thunder and the native cities of Carl-Antoni of New Jersey were defined as appetizers.

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Adam Zagoria is a freelance reporter and a basketball insider for NJ Advance Media. You can follow it on Twitter @Adamzagoria and check out his website on Zagsblog.comS

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