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NBA: Devin Booker to replace injured Lillard in All-Star Game

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/13/20160413-nba-rtr.jpg"/><figcaption>Commissioner Adam Silver selected Booker (pictured), who will be making his first All-Star appearance, to take Lillard&#x27;s spot on Team LeBron. Brad Penner, USA Today Sports/Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was named Thursday to replace injured Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard in this weekend&#x27;s All-Star Game.Lillard sustained a right groin injury in Wednesday night&#x27;s 111-104 loss at Memphis and was scheduled for an MRI on Thursday. He told reporters that he would not play in the All-Star Game or take part in the 3-Point Contest in Chicago this weekend.&quot;That&#x27;s something you look forward to, those festivities and having fun,&quot; Lillard, 29, said. &quot;But my health is first, and I knew right away. I&#x27;ll still be there and be a part of it, but I&#x27;m not going to play.&quot;Commissioner Adam Silver selected Booker, who will be making his first All-Star appearance, to take Lillard&#x27;s spot on Team LeBron. NBA rules require that the commissioner select a replacement player from the same conference.Booker, 23, becomes the Suns&#x27; first All-Star representative since Steve Nash in 2011-12. He is averaging 26.4 points (10th in the NBA), plus 6.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.Lillard was selected to his fifth All-Star team. He is averaging 29.5 points (fourth in the NBA) and 7.9 assists per game.He will still be visible on All-Star weekend, even if he won&#x27;t be in uniform.The Athletic reported last week that Lillard, also known by his rap name Dame D.O.L.L.A., is scheduled to perform Saturday night during All-Star festivities.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Commissioner Adam Silver selected Booker, who will be making his first All-Star appearance, to take Lillard's spot on Team LeBron.

Commissioner Adam Silver selected Booker, who will be making his first All-Star appearance, to take Lillard's spot on Team LeBron.