DETROIT – The fallout from the selection of All-Star reserves was still being felt on Friday as Kyrie Irving was not included on the Western Conference squad by the coaches.
On the other side of the coin, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, an Arlington native who was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2021, will be making his first appearance in the All-Star Game.
The Irving news was tough to digest for coach Jason Kidd.
“I was a little shocked that he didn’t make it,” he said. “But there’s a lot of talented people in the West that didn’t make it.