Memphis, Tenn. – The NBA today announced that Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was voted as a starter for the 71st NBA All-Star Game, which will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. CT on TNT.
Morant will become the second Grizzlies player to start an NBA All-Star Game, joining Marc Gasol (2015), the first Grizzlies guard to appear in the game, and the youngest Grizzlies player to compete in the event at 22 years old. He is the fourth All-Star in franchise history (Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph).