Adam Silver To Announce All-Star Replacements For Giannis Antetokounmpo And Anthony Davis Injuries

Adam Silver will announce the replacements for Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo for the 2025 NBA All-Star game.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis have both suffered major injuries that will keep them out for the foreseeable future. As a result, both stars are set to miss the NBA All-Star game. Chris Haynes is reporting that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will personally select two appropriate replacements for the two stars for the 2025 NBA All-Star game.

Antetokounmpo suffered a calf strain that will keep him out for an undisclosed period of time. As for Anthony Davis, he suffered a non-contact left adductor strain during the Mavericks’ last game. As a result, he will several games, with Shams Charania reporting that he could miss more than a month of action.

Davis has been having a brilliant season, especially prior to being traded by the Lakers, averaging 25.7 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals, and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 52.8% from the field, 31.3% from the three-point line, and 78.6% from the free-throw line.

As for Giannis Antetokounmpo, he is averaging 31.8 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 60.8% from the field, 18.8% from beyond the arc, and 57.7% from the free-throw line. He has had a great year, including an NBA Cup and MVP win with the Bucks.

Adam Silver will presumably select one All-Star replacement from the Eastern and Western Conference each. From the East, perhaps Silver might select Jarrett Allen, who has been a key piece for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. He averages 13.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 69.7% from the field, and 74.6% from the free-throw line.

In the West, a candidate for selection could be Lauri Markkanen, who has been averaging 19.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field, 35.1% from the three-point line, and 86.4% from the free-throw line.

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Aaditya Krishnamurthy is a writer for Fadeaway World covering the latest news and exciting stories from the fascinating world of the NBA. After briefly working as a freelance writer in the sports and business sector, Aaditya began writing for Fadeaway World in 2021 about the day-to-day functioning of the NBA.After graduating from Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts in 2020, he worked as a freelance writer for years before beginning his MA in Communications at Penn State University. Currently, he is in the United States, and traveling to his home country of India. Aside from the NBA, Aaditya is a big sports fan, with soccer, football, Formula 1, and MMA being some of his favorites to watch.
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