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Zion Williamson replacing Joel Embiid in Team Durant’s starting lineup for 2021 All-Star Game

The 2021 All-Star Game is still a few hours away, but Zion Williamson is already making waves, having been named a starter on Team Durant in wake of Joel Embiid getting ruled out due to contact tracing.

Zion Williamson will replace Joel Embiid as a starter on Team Durant, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 7, 2021

According to an NBA release, the decision to replace Embiid was made by Doc Rivers, the head coach of Team Durant, per NBA rules.

In the official release, League says Doc Rivers made the call for Zion to replace Embiid as a starter, per NBA rules.