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Darius Garland named to first All-Star Game

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
#Nets guard James Harden joins Jimmy Butler, Darius Garland, Zach LaVine, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum and Fred VanVleet as Eastern Conference reserves in the #NBA All-Star game. It’s his tenth straight, averaging 22 points, ten assists and eight boards. – 7:24 PM
Tom Westerholm @Tom_NBA
Darius Garland making the All-Star team is a conflicting moment for my draft evaluations because 1) I thought he was going to be All-Star (NAILED IT) 2) I thought he was going to be better than Ja Morant (yikes). – 7:23 PM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
2021-22 East All-Star Game reserves: Jimmy Butler, Darius Garland, James Harden, Zach LaVine, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum and Fred VanVleet. – 7:22 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
Jimmy Butler, Darius Garland, James Harden, Zach LaVine, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum, and Fred VanVleet are headed to Cleveland as All-Star reserves from the East. Garland, of the host Cavs, is making his first appearance. @The Athletic7:22 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
2022 NBA All-Star reserves
East
– Jimmy Butler
– Darius Garland
– James Harden
– Zach LaVine
– Khris Middleton
– Jayson Tatum
– Fred VanVleet
West
– Devin Booker
– Luka Doncic
– Rudy Gobert
– Draymond Green
– Donovan Mitchell
– Chris Paul
– Karl-Anthony Towns – 7:22 PM
Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
The 2022 Eastern Conference All-Star reserves are Jimmy Butler, Darius Garland, James Harden, Zach LaVine, Kris Middleton, Jayson Tatum and Fred VanVleet. – 7:22 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
East reserves:
Jimmy Butler
Darius Garland
James Harden
Zach LaVine
Khris Middleton
Jayson Tatum
Fred VanVleet – 7:21 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
i want O Fortuna for Garland when he’s introduced in that arena. – 7:21 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
NBA East All-Star reserves: Jimmy Butler, Darius Garland, James Harden, Zach LaVine, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum, Fred VanVleet – 7:21 PM
Mary Schmitt Boyer/Jodie Valade @PDcavsinsider
BOOM! Darius Garland will represent the Cavs in Cleveland for the 2022 All-Star Game! #Cavs pic.twitter.com/7F2k5iVYhU7:21 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
The Wizards do not have an All-Star this year, barring an injury replacement. Bradley Beal did not make it after being a starter last season.
East reserves: J Butler, D Garland, J Harden, Z LaVine, K Middleton, J Tatum, F VanVleet – 7:21 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
2022 NBA East All-Star reserves: Jimmy Butler, Darius Garland, James Harden, Zach LaVine, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum, Fred VanVleet. – 7:21 PM
James Boyd @RomeovilleKid
Darius Garland with his first #NBAAllStar appearance!!! Straight from the G! Fun fact, I interviewed Darius years ago in the Region. Super humble dude, who comes from a great family and always gives back! nwitimes.com/sports/basketb…7:20 PM
Tas Melas @TasMelas
Everyone around the NBA sure seems like they LOVE Darius Garland. – 7:19 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Darius Garland is the first Cavs All-Star since LeBron James.
19.8 PPG
8.2 APG (7th in NBA)
47/37/91%
Steph was right. pic.twitter.com/Eziu7zBose7:19 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Host Cleveland gets its All-Star in first-timer Darius Garland. pic.twitter.com/JrppiCXvX97:18 PM
Dan Favale @danfavale
genuinely happy for darius garland/the cavs/cavs fans – 7:18 PM
Eric Woodyard @E_Woodyard
Much deserved All-Star nod for Darius Garland 👏🏾 – 7:17 PM
Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
#Cavs Darius Garland named to his first All-Star Game – 7:17 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Glad to see Garland get in. – 7:17 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Cleveland’s Darius Garland is an Eastern Conference All-Star. – 7:17 PM
Rick Noland @RickNoland
Darius Garland makes All-Star team – 7:17 PM
Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
There are some tough calls on East A-S reserves. I’d say LaVine, Tatum, Harden are in for sure. Butler, Jaylen Brown, Garland, Middleton, VanVleet or Siakam, LaMelo or Bridges all have strong cases. #NBA6:39 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
A source tells @clevelanddotcom that #Cavs Darius Garland (back) did not practice today. The Cavs went thru a session at Rice University before leaving for Charlotte. – 4:12 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
All-star reserve picks in the East are harder. I suspect it will be Allen, Butler, Tatum, VanVleet, LaVine, Harden, and Ball … but that leaves Holiday and Garland out. One of them should be Durant’s injury replacement. Might be tough noogies for the other. – 10:33 AM
Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
From @ByRyanLewis: #Cavs offense stagnant without Darius Garland, only helping his All-Star case beaconjournal.com/story/sports/p… via @beaconjournal8:40 AM
Rick Noland @RickNoland
Garland’s All-Star credentials increase every time the Cavs play without him – 10:39 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
Someone with an NBA logo on the mask who looked security-ish just told Collin Sexton and Darius Garland they needed to sit down on the bench. They were less than pleased haha – 9:43 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
I know the Cavs are without Darius Garland, but if they lose to the Rockets, it’s the kind of loss that might prompt them to make a trade… with the Rockets. – 9:12 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
Kevin Porter Jr. and Darius Garland have been talking back and forth. KPJ said he had this game circled on the calendar. KPJ has as many points as fouls in the first half, with three. – 9:05 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Porter passed up an open 3 to set up Green for a wide-open 3. He is progressing, which might be what he and Darius Garland are chatting about. – 9:04 PM

More on this storyline

What would it mean to you to see VanVleet be named an All-Star? Jerry Stackhouse: I’m not surprised by it. I think he’s gonna be an All-Star. He’s earned it. He’s making big shot after big shot. He’s leading his team. He survived all of those guys: Kyle, Cory, Delon. At the end of the day, he’s still the man standing around there. I anticipate that’s gonna be that way for years to come. -via The Athletic / February 3, 2022

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