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Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram will replace injured Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. Curry, who was voted a starter, is out with knee pain. Commissioner Adam Silver chose Tuesday to have Ingram fill Curry's spot on Team Stripes.
TORONTO — Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram will replace the injured Steph Curry in this season’s All-Star Game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., the league announced.
This is Ingram's second All-Star Game. He leads the No. 5 seed Raptors scoring 22 points per game.
Cast of creators will part in live broadcasts, in-arena programming, on-court competitions and more during All-Star Weekend.
Raptors forward Brandon Ingram has been named as the replacement for injured Warriors star Stephen Curry for this weekend's NBA All-Star Game.
In this era, Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars wore their team uniforms (East in home white, West in road dark). A commemorative patch was placed opposite the NBA logo. In 2000, a commemorative jocktag was added.
Initially Pistons star Jalen Duren was confirmed as a participant, which was a big get for the NBA as Duren earned his first All-Star selection as a reserve this year. However, he bowed out due to a knee injury suffered just before the ASB.