Giannis Antetokounmpo to miss NBA All-Star Game, Spurs' De'Aaron Fox named as replacement

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio Spurs[/a] guard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fox-de-aaron/Ysw8Hl5J/"]De'Aaron Fox[/a] was named by NBA commissioner Adam Silver to replace forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antetokounmpo-giannis/zw2Tm2a1/"]Antetokounmpo[/a] in Sunday's contest among elite players at Los Angeles.[/p][p]The event features a World team of top global talent and two teams of Americans, USA Stars and USA Stripes, in a mini-tournament.[/p][p]Fox will be added to the USA Stripes squad, which will send [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-heat/CQ7AXnT5/"]Miami[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/powell-norman/h0afAHmc/"]Norman Powell[/a], who has ties to Jamaica, to the World lineup.[/p][p]Antetokounmpo joins a list of All-Star selections who will not be competing in the contest that includes reigning NBA Most Valuable Player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gilgeous-alexander-shai/d6TE5wgc/"]Shai Gilgeous-Alexander[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oklahoma-city-thunder/0fHFHEWD/"]Oklahoma City[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/curry-stephen/xx3787qL/"]Stephen Curry[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/golden-state-warriors/SxUtXqch/"]Golden State[/a].[/p][embed guid="dd9dc7a6-46d7-4c34-9493-c65dd1bef804" url="https://x.com/spurs/status/2022022727096578265" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Los Angeles Lakers[/a] star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doncic-luka/pQ4ZBK0o/"]Luka Doncic[/a] is also in doubt after being ruled out for Thursday's NBA game against his former club, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-mavericks/YouS3mEC/"]Dallas Mavericks[/a].[/p][p]The NBA Rising Stars event also lost Dallas teen forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flagg-cooper/dInnahrB/"]Cooper Flagg[/a], last year's top pick in the NBA Draft, and French centre [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-alexandre/2VeAQvo4/"]Alex Sarr[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-wizards/W6vGWPsn/"]Washington[/a].[/p][p]Fox was given his second All-Star selection, the other coming in 2023. He is averaging 19.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.27 steals for the Spurs, who are 38-16 and second in the Western Conference.[/p]