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NBA All-Star reserves named
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
With no centers in the starting lineups for this year’s NBA All-Star Game, three big men were among the reserves named to the team on Thursday.
Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was added to the Western Conference roster and Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert and Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah to the Eastern Conference bench for the Feb. 16 game in New Orleans.
Joining Howard as West reserves were teammate and Rockets shooting guard James Harden, San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker, Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge and point guard Damian Lillard, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki and Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul.
The East roster included Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh, Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap and Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan.
First-time All-Stars are Lillard, Cousins, Wall, Millsap and DeRozan. Nowitzki will make his 12th appearance. Bosh was selected for the ninth time and Howard for the eighth time.
The starting lineups, which was announced last week, feature Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, Clippers forward Blake Griffin and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love in the West and Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving, Heat guard Dwyane Wade and forward LeBron James, Pacers forward Paul George and New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony in the East.
Bryant’s knee injury will prevent him from playing and the league will name a replacement.
Coaches in each conference voted for the reserves. The starting lineups were voted on by fans.
