CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cavs guard Darius Garland eats the elbow, but Hawks guard Trae Young shoots the free throws. Groans fill the arena, but referees won’t change the call. The replay shows Young flailing his body with no basketball intention besides drawing a whistle,

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

The Wolves leading scorer joins the league’s best at the All-Star “tournament” on Feb. 16 in San Francisco.

Evan Mobley was rewarded with his first All-Star appearance, and he celebrated with this slam. The Cavaliers are blowing out the Hawks on TNT. Mobley has 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, Darius Garland added 29 and the ... the fourth with a 10-0 run to seize control. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points and Julius Randle finished ...

Darius Garland finished with 29 points ... chipped in 14 points while making six of nine shots from the field. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 9-for-22 shooting for Minnesota.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks Trae Young has come up with a new word that’s very familiar to his lack of being named an NBA All-Star. “It’s no longer getting “snubbed” it’s getting “Traed” at this point,” Young posted on X.

Inside the NBA Analyst Kenny Smith issues a question for Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young after this year's All-Star snub.

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard will join his All-NBA teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo on the 2025 NBA All-Star team this season as a reserve, the "Inside The NBA" hosts announced on TNT. As TNT's social team observes, Lillard has just made his second team in his two seasons with Milwaukee.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

San Antonio Spurs guard Victor Wembanyama has been chosen for his first NBA All-Star Game as one of seven reserves from the Western Conference. The 2023-24 Rookie of the Year is one of six players who will be making their All-Star Game debut.

The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves. Teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.