The NBA All-Star game is only days away as the biggest stars from around the league will head to the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California to participate in All-Star weekend beginning on Friday, February 13.
Of course, the headliner of the 2026 NBA All-Star weekend will be the new format for the All-Star game on Sunday, February 15 that will feature two U.S. teams and one world team.
While players have already been selected to this season’s All-Star game, there have already been multiple additions due to injuries and another change was made by the NBA on Thursday.
NBA Announces De'Aaron Fox Will Replace Giannis Antetokounmpo in All-Star Game
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On Thursday, the NBA announced that San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox will replace Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game and will join the USA Stripes team.
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Of course, Giannis is currently sidelined due to a calf strain and will be unable to compete in the All-Star game, allowing Fox to be named as an All-Star.
The NBA also announced that Miami Heat guard Norman Powell will now join Team World for the All-Star game due to his ties to Jamaica to even out all three teams.
For Fox, he will now join teammate Victor Wembanyama, who will represent Team World, and head coach Mitch Johnson, who will coach Fox and the rest of the USA Stripes team.
With this announcement by the NBA, Fox will now be an All-Star for the second time in his career with his prior appearance being during the 2022-23 season when he was a member of the Sacramento Kings.
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This season, the 28-year-old guard is averaging 19.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 48.4% from the field and 35.3% from three.
Of course, Fox has been a key player for the Spurs since they acquired him from the Kings ahead of the trade deadline last season and he has played a key role in their success this season as they currently sit second in the Western Conference standings with a 38-16 record.
Fans can catch the 2026 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood at 5:00 p.m. EST on NBC and Peacock.