LOS ANGELES – Mike Conley became one of the oldest first-time all stars in NBA history on Friday, the 33-year-old Utah Jazz player replacing Devin Booker in Sunday’s annual showcase event.
For the past several years, the Jazz guard has been considered one of the NBA’s best players to have never been chosen to play in an all-star game.
He was added to Team LeBron as a replacement for Phoenix Suns Booker, who has an injured left knee.
Conley joins teammates Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert as the Jazz’s third player in the game. Conley will also take Booker’s spot in Sunday’s three-point shooting contest.
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