The player of the Oklahoma City Thunder and current NBA MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderwill miss the ‘All Star’ for a abdominal injury for which it will be re-evaluated after next week’s break.
Gilgeous-Alexander He did not play any minutes of the fourth quarter in last night’s victory of the Thunder against the Orlando Magic (128-92)a meeting for which there had been doubt for a sprained finger, according to the injury report.
The abdominal injury will prevent him from participating in the NBA All-Star game that will take place in the Intuit Dome de Inglewood (Los Angeles) on February 15.
It was going to be his fourth All Star
This was going to be the fourth edition in which the guard participated, who had been chosen as one of the starters for the meeting, according to a vote in which the public, the media and the league’s players participate.
Gilgeous-Alexander was going to represent the ‘Mundo’ team in the ‘All Star’, which this year will consist of a ’round robin’ mini-tournament between three teams – two from the United States (‘Bars’ and ‘Stars’) and one from the World- before a final between the best two, instead of the classic confrontation between East and West.