NBA All-Star Game Snubs: Who missed the cut?
By Josh Hill
The NBA All-Star reserves were announced on Thursday and there were more than a few notable snubs.
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Now that the NBA All-Star teams are set with both starters and reserves, the topic of conversation moves towards those players who were left off the team and won’t be receiving All-Star honors this year.
There were snubs across the board — both fitting and not — and the reaction has been hot as to who was ultimately left off the team. One of the first snubs of the night was Kevin Love getting left off the Eastern Conference reserve team, a move that harpooned the notion that the Cavaliers were going to land a slew of All-Stars this season.
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love did not make the Eastern Conference All-Star team, a source said.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) January 29, 2015
One of the biggest snubs of the night was Damian Lillard getting left off the All-Star roster entirely, as he was snubbed as a starter as well as a reserve.
Portland's Damian Lillard has been left off the Western Conference All-Star reserves, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 30, 2015
DeMarcus Cousins was the other notable snub from the night in the Western Conference as the Kings star was left off the roster.
Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins has been left off the Western Conference All-Star reserves, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 29, 2015
All is not lost though as there is a chance that DeMarcus Cousins and Damian Lillard will be on the Western Conference All-Star team as replacements for Kobe Bryant, who will miss the remainder of the season with an injury.
That could be vindication but it will only mean one of the snubbed stars are going to make the All-Star team and it’s going to be with the stigma that they needed three tries to get in.
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