Kyle Korver, the Atlanta Hawks guard on pace for a historic season of shooting accuracy, was named on Tuesday to replace injured Dwyane Wade in the 64th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.
Korver was named in the elite squad by NBA commissioner Adam Silver after Wade said on Tuesday that he would not play in the game due to a nagging hamstring injury.
His addition to the lineup gives the Hawks a record-matching four All-Stars in the same season, with Korver joining guard Jeff Teague and frontliners Al Horford and Paul Millsap.
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Korver is shooting 51.6 percent from the field, 52.8 percent from three-point range and 92 percent from the free-throw line. No player in NBA history has shot 50 percent from the field and beyond the three-point arc, and 90 percent from the free-throw line over a season.
Korver is a 12-year veteran averaging 12.9 points and 4.3 rebounds a game for the Hawks, who own the best record in the Eastern Conference at 43-10.
One month shy of his 34th birthday, Korver becomes the fourth-oldest player in NBA history to make his All-Star debut, trailing only New York’s Nat Clifton in 1957, Minnesota’s Sam Cassell in 2004 and Miami’s Anthony Mason in 2001.
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