
Nets center Brook Lopez has been named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team as a replacement for injured Celtics PG Rajon Rondo.
“First and foremost, I couldn’t have done it without my teammates,” Lopez said in a statement. “They make my job 100 times easier, playing with Deron, Joe, Gerald, they gift wrap me buckets and take a lot of attention away from me on the court. It is some thing I have been working towards and it’s been a goal of mine and it will definitely will be an exciting weekend.”
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