Heat point guard Goran Dragic was named Friday (AEDT) by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the replacement for injured Cav Kevin Love on Team LeBron for this year's NBA All-Star Game.
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Congrats, #CaptainDragon!
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) February 1, 2018
It's official - @Goran_Dragic has been named by Commissioner Adam Silver to the NBA All-Star Team! Dragic is the 8th player in Miami HEAT history to earn NBA All-Star honors. More info - https://t.co/8mNYpFhs4t pic.twitter.com/SVmGcRJw0E
Dragic, a two-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week, will make his first All-Star appearance. He's averaging 17.0 points and a team-high 4.8 assists this season while shooting 43.7 percent from the field.
Dragic joins LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Andre Drummond, LaMarcus Aldridge and Bradley Beal on Team LeBron.