Report: Dwayne Wade Will Not Play In All-Star Game
Dwayne Wade, despite being voted into the 2015 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve for the East, will not be participating in the game on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, as reported by Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press:
Breaking: Dwyane Wade will not play in All-Star Game.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) February 10, 2015
Wade has been ruled out for the Heat’s match up with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday as well, as he’s still tending to an injured hamstring which he suffered on Jan. 27 against Milwaukee.
Replacing Wade for the East will expectedly either be Brandon Knight or Kyle Korver. The announcement will come today from Adam Silver. If chosen, Korver would be joining his fellow Atlanta Hawks Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap, and Al Horford, who have all been selected as reserves for the Eastern Conference.
Dwayne Wade has been an All-Star for the last 11 seasons. He has an All-Star Game MVP from 2010. With guys like Wade, Kobe, Blake, even potentially Carmelo out for this ASG, it makes ample room for some of the new blood to make a stamp on the game. The Gasols might be the oldest guys left on the rosters!
