The NBA's All-Star reserves for both the Eastern and Western Conference were released Thursday night, and there were a couple of notable snubs not affected by injuries including A

Alperen Şengün joined the Houston Rockets at the depths of their post-Harden rebuild in the 2021 NBA draft. The 22-year-old center is now an All-Star as Houston rises up the NBA hierarchy. Şengün’s been reaching new heights this season 🚀 Alperen Şengün is an #NBAAllStar! pic.twitter.com/GfTkVUlnKv

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis boxes out Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II in pursuit of a rebound during their game at American Airlines Center on Nov. 19, 2023.

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is in his fourth season in the league, and he's beginning to establish himself. While many compare him to Sacramento Kings

Star, is averaging 20.9 points, a league-leading 14.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists, which only trails Nuggets star Nikola Jokic among all big men.

TNT studio analysts Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal agreed Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell was worthy of an All-Star selection. Johnson then turned the conversation to Sabonis.

Amen Thompson is just in his second NBA season, and is already one of the most potent positionless players around, which is helping his journey towards stardom.

As the NBA's leader in rebounds and double-doubles, there was no reason for Domantas Sabonis to be denied another all-star honor after he was snubbed while in a

When long-time Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson has this and only this to say about an All-Star selection, “he’s number nine in rebounds… shooting 49%… um”, it’s not a great look.

The 24 players will get drafted into three teams of eight on Feb. 6 by Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. They’ll play in a new tournament style for the All-Star Game, which will have a fourth team from the winners of the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night before. These were the reserve selections: