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TEAM SHAQ

Blake Griffin, LA Clippers

Jeremy Lin, NY Knicks

Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Timberwolves

Markieff Morris, Phoenix Suns

Kemba Walker, Charlotte Bobcats

Landry Fields, NY Knicks

Norris Cole, Miami Heat

Brandon Knight, Detroit Pistons

Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers

Greg Monroe, Detroit Pistons

 

TEAM CHUCK

Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers

DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings

Derrick Williams, Minnesota Timberwolves

Paul George, Indiana Pacers

MarShon Brooks, NJ Nets

John Wall, Washington Wizards

Tiago Splitter, San Antonio Spurs

Evan Turner, Philadelphia 76ers

Gordon Hayward, Utah Jazz

Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

Derrick Favors, Utah Jazz

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Shaq picks Griffin on his team

Besides being selected a starter for the Western Conference All-Stars, Clippers power forward Blake Griffin will join a list of 18 players who will play in the Rising Stars Challenge, to be played on Feb. 24 during the All-Star weekend in Orlando. Rather than have a rookies-versus-sophomores game as in past years, those groups will be mixed together. TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal will coach the teams.

 

O'Neal won the coin flip for the draft to earn the first overall pick during TNT's "Inside the NBA" announcement of the NBA All-Star reserves on Thursday. It was clear from O'Neal's comments who he was picking first:

 

"Blake Griffin, let's go get this trophy," O'Neal said. "Let's go get it, Blake."

 

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Tiago out......:( who replaces him?

Derrick Favors to replace injured Tiago Splitter in Rising Stars Challenge:

 

Derrick Favors of the Utah Jazz has been added to the Rising Stars Challenge, according to an official release. Favors will play for Team Chuck (Charles Barkley’s squad) in place of Tiago Splitter, who will be forced to sit out of All-Star weekend’s Friday night exhibition featuring selected stars from the Rookie and Sophomore classes.

 

Splitter suffered a calf strain on Saturday during the Spurs win over the Clippers, and is expected to be out two weeks.

 

Favors is averaging 8.1 points and 5 rebounds per game this season, and has a style of play that should fare well in an open-court exhibition like this one — just as long as he remembers not to take things too seriously.

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