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The NBA announced last week that Moritz Wagner, who returned to action Monday night after missing 25 games with a sprained left ankle, was among 10 rookie and sophomore players chosen to play for Team World in the 2020 Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, February 14 at NBA All-Star Weekend.
“I am very excited to be selected for the Rising Stars Challenge,” said Wagner. “My improvement this season prior to getting injured shows the confidence (the Wizards) had in me and the work our coaches put in with me, so I’ll be proud to represent them and my home country of Germany in Chicago.