The list of 2023 NBA All-Stars is now officially unveiled after the NBA on TNT crew announced the reserves on Thursday evening before the network’s doubleheader. As is the case with almost every year’s roster reveal, several worthy players got left off the list.
However, two of the players who were snubbed from being named All-Star Game starters last week (Joel Embiid and Domantas Sabonis) made it in as reserves. Those were expected decisions.
In this case, the unexpected decisions, or exclusions, are the ones that have NBA Twitter and general fans and followers of the league in an uproar.
Here’s a look at five players who unquestionably should have made the 2023 NBA All-Star Game but didn’t:
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