INDIANAPOLIS – The National Basketball Association announced Friday that Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis has been named as an injury replacement for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game to be held March 7 in Atlanta. He will replace Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant on the All-Star roster.
In his fifth NBA season and fourth with the Pacers, Sabonis was named an NBA All-Star for the second consecutive season. Sabonis previously participated in his first NBA All-Star Game in 2020, and NBA All-Star Weekend in 2017 and 2018 as part of the Rising Stars Challenge.
Sabonis set a Pacers franchise record by opening the season with 16 consecutive double-doubles.