Andre Drummond Will Replace John Wall in the All-Star Game

Andre Drummond was previously considered one of the snubs.

Andre Drummond warming up before facing the Thunder.
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Andre Drummond warming up before facing the Thunder.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Pistons center Andre Drummondwould be participating in this year's NBA All-Star Game, just a week after he publicized his initial dissatisfaction with being snubbed:

Guess I gotta start doing back flips after every point I score to get attention around here!

Lmao on to the next

— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) January 24, 2018

Gotta be fuckin kidding me lol

— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) January 24, 2018

Drummond will replace Wizards point guard John Wall on Team LeBron after he dropped out of the contest due to a left knee injury.

The NBA, in announcing Andre Drummond’s All-Star selection, confirmed he was next in line in the voting among East coaches and that’s why he was chosen to take John Wall’s place

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 31, 2018

Drummond's selection marks the second time in his career that he's been named an All-Star. This year, he's averaging 14.7 points, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.4 blocks, and a league-leading 15.1 rebounds per game. Still, his selection seemed to come full circle as other "snubs" expressed themselves with emojis:

👀🌾 https://t.co/IN7UaR339h

— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) January 30, 2018

🤔🤔🤔

— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) January 31, 2018

The All-Star Game will take place at the Staples Center on Feb. 18.

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