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NBA All-Star Game 2015 reserve rosters revealed

By Josh Hill

Dec 22, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) dunks the ball against the Dallas Mavericks during the first half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 22, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) dunks the ball against the Dallas Mavericks during the first half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA All-Star Game is in a few weeks, and the reserve roster has been announced with plenty of worthy names making the cut. 

After the announcement of the NBA All-Star starters earlier in the week, the reserves have been announced and we now know who is going to be backing up the All-Star starters this year.

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The starters in both conferences were pretty predictable but it left a lot to be desired with the reserves. Dwayne Wade was a snub for the starters in Eastern Conference and names like Kevin Love, Kevin Durant and James Harden were left off the list of starters.

Most of those names were restored to the All-Star roster when the reserves were announced on Thursday night, as the  All-Star Game just got a whole lot more interesting with the last names to be added to the roster.

One of the biggest surprises — while also being a fitting tribute — the Atlanta Hawks locked up three Eastern Conference reserve spots.

In addition to the three Atlanta hawks who were named as Easter Conference reserves, the Chicago Bulls will be represented by Jimmy Butler.

Over in the Western Conference, the Warriors superstar Klay Thompson will be headed to the All-Star Game after he made history with his incredible quarter of play the other night.

James Harden will be representing the Houston Rockets as an All-Star reserve. He’ll be joined by his old Thunder teammates in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

Here’s a look at the Eastern Conference All-Star Reserves:

Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls
Paul Millsap, Atlanta Hawks
Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Jeff Teague, Atlanta Hawks
Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
Chris Bosh, Miami Heat

And the Western Conference:

Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs

The All-Star Game is in New York City this year and it’s looking like all the stops are going to be rolled out with the big game being in the big game. The All-Star Game is sometimes hit and miss, but the game being in NYC this year means these exciting All-Star rosters more than likely won’t go to waste.

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