Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Mavericks forward-center Anthony Davis on Team Shaq in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

After initially getting snubbed for the NBA All-Star Game, Kyrie Irving has now been tabbed as a replacement. The West Orange, N.J. native was selected by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace his injured Dallas Mavericks’ teammate Anthony Davis in Sunday night’s game at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Kyrie Irving will be replacing his newest teammate in the All-Star Game. Anthony Davis was voted in an All-Star reserve by the coaches but in his Dallas debut Saturday he strained his adductor muscle and is now out for several weeks,