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NBA Fans Call Out LaMelo Ball, Devin Booker Snubs as All-Star Reserves Revealed
Why LaMelo Ball’s All-Star Snub Undermines the Voting System
Why did LaMelo Ball not make the 2025 NBA All—Star game? Exploring potential reason for East guard’s snub
LaMelo Ball did not make it to the 2025 NBA All-Star game. The Charlotte Hornets guard wasn’t one of the 14 reserves announced on national TV by the iconic "Inside the NBA" crew.
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Report: Spurs Tried To Trade For Darius Garland, LaMelo BallAccording to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the San Antonio Spurs tried to trade for Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo
The Spurs did call Cleveland on Darius Garland last June, sources said, when San Antonio still had the Nos. 4 and 8 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft available to trade. The Cavaliers did not show much
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is having the best statistical season of his career, through the first 44 games of the year. However, the team remains 12-32
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Cavs’ Darius Garland, Evan Mobley Named All-Star Reserves; Trae Young, Tyrese Maxey Among SnubsStar reserves were unveiled Thursday night on TNT’s Inside the NBA and officially confirmed by the league shortly after. A total of 14 players will join the 10 starters in San Francisco on February 16.
The game’s reserves were announced Thursday, as voted on by the league’s coaches, and Ball was not among them.
Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) Anthony Davis (Lakers) Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) James Harden (Clippers) Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies) Alperen Sengun (Rockets) Jalen Williams (Thunder)
Even though the format of the game is a bit different, the voting method remains the same. The results to determine the starting lineup are once again calculated based on a weighted system from fan voting, media voting, as well as player voting.
Among those to make the cut are first-timer Victor Wembanyama and 21st-timer LeBron James. Six teams had multiple selections, while only two teams above .500 — the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings — had none. The game is once again stacked with recognizable talent, but there were plenty more players beyond the 24 players selected.
For a player who’s been nothing short of sensational, LaMelo Ball’s exclusion from the All-Star starting lineup has sparked a wave of controversy. The youngest
LaMelo Ball is one of the more entertaining young stars in the NBA, but his team might hold him back from being an All-Star - (Image Source: Imagn) LaMelo Ball seemed like he would be an All-Star starter shoo-in when the fan-voting period ended.
LaMelo Ball's All-Star Game candidacy took a huge blow last night. The Charlotte Hornets point guard was left off the starting five in the East, with Donovan Mi
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