This will be Irving's ninth All-Star Game. He takes the spot of his new Mavs teammate Anthony Davis, who will miss the event with an adductor injury.

LeBron James assumed it was “a hoax.” Even after he finished a video call with Anthony Davis, James said the Lakers’ NBA-altering trade sending Davis to Dallas for Luka Doncic did not seem

Following Tuesday’s loss two-point loss in Philadelphia, Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving talked at length about the blockbuster trade that saw Luka Doncic become a member of the Lakers and Anthony Davis head to Dallas.