The NBA All-Star reserves are set, and to no one's surprise, not everyone agrees with the selections.
In the East, Jaylen Brown, James Harden, Zach LaVine, Julius Randle, Ben Simmons, Jayson Tatum and Nikola Vucevic made the cut, while in the West, the roster was rounded out by Anthony Davis, Paul George, Rudy Gobert, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Chris Paul and Zion Williamson.
As always, plenty of deserving players were left off the list, and some in the reserves had a good argument for being bumped up to a starting spot. LeBron James found at least one player who fit each description in the list of nominations and snubs.
Devin Booker is the most disrespected player in our league!!! Simple as that.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 24, 2021
Followed by Dame Dolla.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 24, 2021
Devin Booker's omission was particularly galling to a number of NBA players. Booker is 16th in the league in scoring, averaging 24.7 points per game and leading the Suns to a 20-10 record, good for third in the Western Conference.
Damn @DevinBook really didn't make it ? That's craxy . Bruh really cold too smh. Sick world
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) February 24, 2021
Even we know that Devin Booker is an All-Star...
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) February 24, 2021
How the Hell is @DevinBook not an ALL STAR?!!!!
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) February 24, 2021
Come on bruh!!!!! Stop with the politics!!! We all see it!!!!
D-Book not on the list ... pic.twitter.com/y888Of1Qs9
— Jusuf Nurkić (@bosnianbeast27) February 23, 2021
Nah D Book is really him ya crazy.
— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) February 24, 2021
Hold up got Damn it!!! You mean to tell me Booker and Sabonis didn't make the All-Star team?! That's just ridiculous. Real Talk!
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) February 23, 2021
Booker's next chance to show that his omission was a mistake will be Wednesday against the Hornets at home.