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D’Angelo Russell, the Nets first All-Star in the last five years, played 12 minutes Sunday night, scoring six points on 2-of-5 shooting (all three’s), handing out three assists and grabbing one rebound as his Team Giannis lost to Team LeBron, 178-164, in Charlotte.
DLo, at 22, was the second youngest player in the game. Only Ben Simmons is younger.
Russell made his All-Star debut in the second quarter and scored his first points in the fourth.
❄️ @Dloading gets the first #NBAAllStar Game points of his career ❄️#DAngeloRussell pic.twitter.com/07Hh1npXfo
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 18, 2019
Then quickly scored on a second three not long after.
Three more for @dloading! ❄️❄️❄️#DAngeloRussell | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/VlSwClyajb
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 18, 2019
Russell, who entered the game with Dirk Nowitzki, found the Maverick seven-footer for an emotional three-pointer.
#DAngeloRussell finds Dirk ⭐️⭐️@Dloading | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/iIpCfsJmYE
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 18, 2019
Post-game, Russell talked about his four days in Charlotte.
“I’m blessed to be here” - @Dloading #DAngeloRussell | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/kitRtqN8ev
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 18, 2019
And talked about the successes of his teammates.
“Guys represented Brooklyn really well.”@Dloading on watching @RODIONS1 and @_bigjayy_ in the Rising Stars Challenge, and Joe win the Three-Point Contest pic.twitter.com/AdVGHTnHmH
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 18, 2019
The game was the final event of All-Star Weekend that saw three of DLo’s teammates also participate, Rodions Kurucs and Jarrett Allen in the Rising Stars Challenge and of course, Joe Harris, in the Three-Point Shooting Contest, which he won.
Also on hand were Spencer Dinwiddie, who was the defending champion in the Skills Competition and Olivier Sedra, the Nets announcer who also did the honors for NBA. Both of the Nets ownership groups were represented, Dmitry Razumov, chairman of the team under Mikhail Prokhorov, and Joe Tsai, the Nets minority owner.
This story will be updated.
- Box Score: Team LeBron 178, Team Giannis 164 - NBA.com
- Video: Team LeBron 178, Team Giannis 164 - NBA.com
- Grading every player on Team LeBron and Team Giannis - Kevin Pelton - ESPN
- D’Angelo Russell Is Poetry on the Court. Take It From a Poet. - Kelly Whiteside - New York Times
- BROOKLYN NETS: ALL-STAR WEEKEND WRAPUP - Tom Dowd - Brooklyn Nets
- GALLERY: 2019 NBA ALL STAR GAME - Brooklyn Nets
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