Kyrie Irving to replace injured Mavericks teammate Anthony Davis on NBA All-Star roster

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving will replaced injured teammate Anthony Davis on the All-Star roster.

The NBA announced the news on Monday. The decision was made by commissioner Adam Silver.

Davis was initially selected as an All-Star reserve as a member of the Lakers prior to his trade to the Mavericks for Luka Dončić. Davis returned from an abdominal strain for his Mavericks debut on Saturday only to suffer an adductor strain that’s expected to sideline him for several weeks.

The All-Star selection is the ninth for Irving, who’s averaging 24.1 points, 4.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game this season. He’s the second replacement player that to be named on Monday. Earlier, the NBA announced that Trae Young will replace injured Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Irving will play on Team Shaq under the first-year All-Star format that will feature four teams playing in a mini-tournament on Sunday. Shaquille O’Neal initially selected Davis on his team as one of four captains alongside Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Candace Parker.

Young will replace Antetokounmpo on Team Chuck.

Updated All-Star rosters

Here are the updated All-Star rosters and their draft positions, including Tuesday’s injury replacements:

Team Shaq

LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers (1)
Stephen Curry, Golden StateWarriors (5)
Kyrie Irving, Dallas Mavericks (replacing Davis, 9)
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics (10)
Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns (14)
Damian Lillard, Bucks (18)
James Harden, Los Angeles Clippers (19)
Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics (23)

Team Kenny

Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves (2)
Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks (6)
Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies (7)
Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder (11)
Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers (15)
Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers (16)
Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons (20)
Tyler Herro, Miami Heat (24)

Team Chuck

Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets (3)
Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks (replacing Antetokounmpo, 4)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder* (8)
Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs (12)
Pascal Siakam, Indiana Pacers (13)
Alperen Şengün, Houston Rockets (17)
Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks (21)
Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers (22)

Team Candace

Team Candace will be made up of the winning team from the Rising Stars 4-team tournament played on All-Star Saturday, featuring rookies, sophomores and G League standouts. The rosters for those four teams were selected on Feb. 4.

All-Star weekend schedule

The NBA All-Star weekend tips off Friday with the Rising Stars tournament (9 p.m. ET). The dunk and 3-point contests and skills competition will take place on Saturday starting at 8 p.m. ET, and the three-game All-Star tournament will tip off Sunday night starting a 8:20 p.m. ET.

The All-Star weekend will be hosted by the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.