ATLANTA -– Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has been voted as a starter for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, to be played in Cleveland on Sunday, Feb. 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, it was announced by the NBA. The starters were selected by fans, current NBA players and a media panel.
Young will make the second NBA All-Star Game start of his career, having earned a starting spot in the 2020 All-Star Game in Chicago. Since the club’s move to Atlanta, the fourth-year guard becomes only the sixth player in franchise history to start in an NBA All-Star Game multiple times as an Atlanta Hawk, joining Dikembe Mutombo (two starts), Dominique Wilkins (three starts), Eddie Johnson (two starts), Pete Maravich (two starts) and Lou Hudson (three starts).