The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Thursday that Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t play in this year’s NBA All-Star Game due to the right calf strain that he suffered on Jan. 23 and is still recovering from.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has picked San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox to replace Antetokounmpo in the midseason exhibition, the league then revealed.
Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game (Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 PM ET on NBC & Peacock).
Fox joins USA Stripes.