Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will represent the Boston Celtics at this year’s NBA All-Star Game, but Coach Joe Mazzulla believes his team should have more players going to Indianapolis.
Neither Derrick White nor Kristaps Porzingis were named reserves. They were not even tabbed as injury replacements for Joel Embiid and Julius Randle. Instead they were replaced by Trae Young of Atlanta and Scottie Barnes of Toronto.
For the season both players are having, Mazzulla took issue with them not getting in.
“How could you not put both of those guys in?” Mazzulla told reporters ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. “They’re two guys that get it. Guys that have just been around, just want to play the right way and be a part of winning. Winning is the most important thing to those two guys. At the end of the day, that’s all that matters. Clearly winning isn’t important, huh? Winning’s not valued. That’s my reaction.”
Porzingis and White have been key contributors to Boston this season, with the former averaging 20.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists. White, while having numbers that might not meet usual All-Stars numbers, has shown how his versatility can impact a game and has helped the Celtics to wins this year.
HAWKS: Guard Trae Young was fined $35,000 for a gesture he made toward an official with 3:58 remaining in the fourth quarter of Atlanta’s 136-126 home loss to the Chicago Bulls on Monday, the league announced Wednesday.
ADAM SILVER, the NBA commissioner, told ESPN on Wednesday that Las Vegas is “definitely on our list” of cities under consideration for expansion franchises.
G LEAGUE: The Phoenix Suns announced Wednesday they have acquired the rights to a G League franchise that will begin play next season, meaning all 30 NBA teams now own or operate a team in the developmental league.
The Suns said the new team would play somewhere in the Phoenix metro area, though an exact location hasn’t been announced.
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