CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Maybe Luka Doncic will be an All-Star after all.
Anthony Davis left Thursday's New Orleans Pelican's game with a left shoulder injury. ESPN reported that Davis, who is scheduled to play in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game for Team LeBron, is coming to Charlotte and will get treatment on the shoulder. He'll wait to see how he feels before deciding on playing.
If he can't go, the Dallas Mavericks' rookie, who is part of the All-Star Weekend festivities, including Friday's Rising Stars Game and Saturday's Skills Challenge, could be the replacement. NBA rules require Commissioner Adam Silver to choose a replacement player from the same conference.
Only LeBron James (3.7 million) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (3.6) garnered more fan votes than Doncic, who had 3.3 million.
The last rookie to earn an All-Star spot was Blake Griffin in 2011.
Doncic has earned the first three Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards and is averaging 20.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
