NBA komesar NBA Adam Silver imenovao je centra Klivlend Kavalirsa Džereta Alena kao zamenu za povređenog beka Filadelfija 76ersa Džejmsa Hardena u timu Lebrona na NBA All-star utakmici 2022.
Utakmica između tima Lebron i tima Durent na 71. NBA All-star utakmici igra se u nedelju, 20. februara u Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse u Klivlendu, i biće dostupna za ljubitelje Lige u 215 zemalja i teritorija na 59 jezika preko prenosa uživo.
Alen se prvi put našao NBA All- star selekciji. Tokom 49 utakmica ove sezone beležio je prosečno 6,2 poena, rekordnih 11,1 skokova i 1,35 blokiranih šuteva. U svojoj petoj NBA sezoni, Alen zauzima deveto mesto u ligi po skokovima i 13. po blokadama po utakmici, uz drugo mesto u NBA po procentu pogodaka iz igre sa rekordnih 66,5% u karijeri.
Harden, koji je prethodno izabran za rezervu, neće igrati na NBA All-star utakmici 2022. zbog povrede leve tetive.
Ispod su spiskovi učesnika za NBA All-Star utakmicu 2022.
| TEAM LEBRON | ||||||
| Player (Team) | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Prior to NBA/Home Country | All-Star Selections |
| Jarrett Allen (Cleveland)+ | C | 6-10 | 243 | 04/21/98 | Texas/USA | 1 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee)* | F | 6-11 | 243 | 12/06/94 | Filathlitikos/Greece | 6 |
| Jimmy Butler (Miami) | F | 6-7 | 230 | 09/14/89 | Marquette/USA | 6 |
| Stephen Curry (Golden State)* | G | 6-3 | 198 | 03/14/88 | Davidson/USA | 8 |
| DeMar DeRozan (Chicago)* | G/F | 6-6 | 220 | 08/07/89 | USC/USA | 5 |
| Luka Dončić (Dallas) | G | 6-7 | 230 | 02/28/99 | Real Madrid/Slovenia | 3 |
| Darius Garland (Cleveland) | G | 6-1 | 186 | 01/26/00 | Vanderbilt/USA | 1 |
| James Harden (Philadelphia)^ | G | 6-5 | 220 | 08/26/89 | Arizona State/USA | 10 |
| LeBron James (L.A. Lakers)*# | F | 6-9 | 250 | 12/30/84 | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS/USA | 18 |
| Nikola Jokić (Denver)* | C | 7-0 | 284 | 02/19/95 | Mega Basket/Serbia | 4 |
| Donovan Mitchell (Utah) | G | 6-3 | 222 | 09/07/96 | Louisville/USA | 3 |
| Chris Paul (Phoenix) | G | 6-1 | 175 | 05/06/85 | Wake Forest/USA | 12 |
| Fred VanVleet (Toronto) | G | 6-0 | 200 | 02/25/94 | Wichita State/USA | 1 |
| Head Coach: Monty Williams (Phoenix)
*Starter #Captain ^Injured/Will Not Play +Injury Replacement |
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| TEAM DURANT | ||||||
| Player (Team) | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Prior to NBA/Home Country | All-Star Selections |
| LaMelo Ball (Charlotte)+ | G | 6-7 | 185 | 08/22/01 | Illawarra/USA | 1 |
| Devin Booker (Phoenix) | G | 6-5 | 206 | 10/30/96 | Kentucky/USA | 3 |
| Kevin Durant (Brooklyn)*#^ | F | 6-10 | 225 | 09/29/88 | Texas/USA | 12 |
| Joel Embiid (Philadelphia)* | C | 7-0 | 280 | 03/16/94 | Kansas/Cameroon | 5 |
| Rudy Gobert (Utah) | C | 7-1 | 256 | 06/26/92 | Cholet Basket/France | 3 |
| Draymond Green (Golden State)^ | F | 6-6 | 234 | 03/04/90 | Michigan State/USA | 4 |
| Zach LaVine (Chicago) | G | 6-5 | 202 | 03/10/95 | UCLA/USA | 2 |
| Khris Middleton (Milwaukee) | F | 6-7 | 227 | 08/12/91 | Texas A&M/USA | 3 |
| Ja Morant (Memphis)* | G | 6-3 | 175 | 08/10/99 | Murray State/USA | 1 |
| Dejounte Murray (San Antonio)+ | G | 6-5 | 180 | 09/19/96 | Washington/USA | 1 |
| Jayson Tatum (Boston)~ | F | 6-8 | 210 | 03/03/98 | Duke/USA | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota) | C | 7-0 | 248 | 11/15/95 | Kentucky/USA | 3 |
| Andrew Wiggins (Golden State)* | F | 6-7 | 203 | 02/23/95 | Kansas/Canada | 1 |
| Trae Young (Atlanta)* | G | 6-1 | 180 | 09/19/98 | Oklahoma/USA | 2 |
| Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra (Miami)
*Starter #Captain ^Injured/Will Not Play +Injury Replacement ~Starter Replacement |
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