Bam Adebayo named as All-Star Game starter

Big man Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat, who is starting for the Eastern Conference in place of Joel Embiid, expressed his gratitude for being selected as an All-Star Game starter this season. Due to a knee injury, the Philadelphia 76ers player will not be playing in the All-player Game. Since Dwyane Wade in 2016, Adebayo will be the first member of the Heat to start an All-Star game. The Heat center player, Adebayo, was selected for his third All-Star squad this season after posting some of his greatest performance to date in the 2023–24 campaign.

Adebayo, a four-time All-Defensive team member, averages 20.2 points per game, which is his second-highest point total in his career, 10.6 rebounds, a career-high, 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.0 block. Adebayo will start for the Eastern Conference along with Tyrese Haliburton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, and Damian Lillard.