Why The Seemingly Snubbed Damian Lillard Will Still Make the All-Star Team

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Friday, January 30, 2015

Why The Seemingly Snubbed Damian Lillard Will Still Make the All-Star Team

When reserves for the 2015 All-Star game were announced Thursday, Damian Lillard's name was left out.

The internet--along with Lillard's teammates and supporters--went wild.

But the fact remains: Lillard is likely to join the Western Conference All-Stars, including teammate LaMarcus Aldridge, in New York this February.

For that, thank Kobe Bryant.

Bryant, voted a starter by fans, is scheduled to undergo a shoulder surgery that will keep him off the court for the next nine months.

When all that becomes official--unless, for some wild reason Bryant, seemingly unable to play now, takes off the comings weeks only to start in the All-Star game--Lillard will be next in line take his place.

As many of the NBA media-sphere noted, including, most-preeminently, Charles Barkely, Lillard deserved the nod in the first place

And when Bryant presumably bows out, he'll get it.

In the meantime, behold a sample of the righteous indignation Lillard's snub inspired:

 

Charles Barkley is really mad that @Dame_Lillard isn't an all-star. Watch » http://t.co/4nUlhqGVlN #VoteLillard pic.twitter.com/BOEb78mtZk

— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 30, 2015

 

 

We may have to open a robbery investigation into how @Dame_Lillard of our @trailblazers was left off the #NBAAllStarNYC roster. #VoteLillard

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) January 30, 2015

I will be flying back to Portland this weekend to be with my people in this dark, dark time of Dame's exclusion from the All-Star game.

— Ian-40 (@IanKarmel) January 30, 2015

 

LAMARCUS GOTTA BUMRUSH THE INSIDE THE NBA SET LIKE "HASHTAG FREE DAME, 1/29 WAS AN INSIDE JOB!!!"

— Portland Brocialite (@pdxbrocialite) January 30, 2015

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