The Rockets currently hold second place in the Western Conference with a record of 32 wins and 14 losses, thanks in large part to Şengün’s contributions. His selection marks a historic milestone as he becomes only the second Turkish player in NBA history to earn an All-Star spot, following Mehmet Okur in 2007.
Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell combined for 72 points in the defeat, losing three in a row for the first time this season.
The NBA announced its All-Star reserves on Friday, with Dyson Daniels’ Atlanta Hawks teammate Trae Young among the biggest names to be snubbed.
Joining Wembanyama as a West reserve are Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, James Harden and Alperen Şengün. The seven reserves from the East are Jaylen Brown, Pascal Siakam, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Damian Lillard and Tyler Herro, as selected by the conference’s coaches.
The 76ers won’t have an NBA All-Star for the first time in eight seasons. Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey were not among the players named as Eastern Conference All-Star reserves Thursday on TNT’s NBA Tip-Off show.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was not selected as a reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
Here’s the full 2025 NBA All-Star roster, explained after the reserves were announced.
Domantas Sabonis is The Biggest Snub What is a snub? A snub is a guy that can't get no love from ... the voting panel for the NBA All-Star Game. Maybe a handful of you understood that joke. But it is true.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo led all players in the final fan voting (4,435,266) to represent the Eastern Conference for the ninth time in his career. Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokić earned his seventh All-Star nod as the lead vote-getter in the Western Conference (3,724,344).
The full rosters for this year's NBA All-Star Game were unveiled on Thursday evening, as the reserves were added to the Eastern and Western Conference rosters. It's hard to believe that the 20
The full rosters for this year's NBA All-Star Game were unveiled on Thursday evening, as the reserves were added to the Eastern and Western Conference rosters. It's hard to believe that the 20