Booker's NBA All-Star snub corrected
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been selected to replace injured Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis in the NBA All-Star Game.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver choose Booker to take Davis' spot a day after the Suns sharp-shooter was snubbed by the league's head coaches for a reserve spot in the March 7 game in Atlanta.
"Devin Booker is the most disrespected player in our league!!! Simple as that," Lakers star LeBron James tweeted after Booker was not among the 14 All-Star reserves named on Tuesday.
Davis, voted in as a reserve, is sidelined by a strained right calf. He is averaging 22.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 23 games this season.
Booker received his second straight All-Star selection, both as an injury replacement.
He's averaging 24.7 points, 4.3 assists, 3.8 rebounds and shooting a career-high 50.1 per cent from the field.
Booker and fellow All-Star Chris Paul have helped Phoenix to a 20-10 record, fourth-best in the NBA.
The Suns last had two All-Stars in 2009-10 with Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire.
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