D'Angelo Russell replaces Victor Oladipo in 2019 All-Star Game

Jesse Reed

Updated: February 1, 2019

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The NBA has named Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell as the replacement player for Victor Oladipo in the 2019 All-Star Game.

🏀🌟 #NBAAllStar 🌟🏀@BrooklynNets guard @Dloading has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured @Pacers guard @VicOladipo in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. pic.twitter.com/hmCGBgl3Ey

— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 1, 2019

Oladipo, of course, is not playing due to a season-ending knee injury.

This is certainly a good call. Russell has been playing at an extremely high level all year, and he’s really turned his game up to another level in the month of January — his 357 points are the most by any Nets player in a month since 2012.

On the season, Russell is averaging 19.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

By Jesse Reed

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