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May 21, 2021; San Francisco, CA, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) celebrates after a basket against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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May 21, 2021; San Francisco, CA, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) celebrates after a basket against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
The 2021 All-Star is set to take place on 20th February in Cleveland, Ohio. NBA has recently announced the names of starters for the 2021 All-Star game. Moreover, Ja Morant and Andrew Wiggins got their first All-Star selections.
LeBron James and Kevin Durant will be the captains at the 2021 All-Star game for Western Conference and Eastern Conference, respectively. The two received the highest votes in their respective conference.
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Mar 25, 2021; Sacramento, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins (22) shoots the ball against the Sacramento Kings in the first quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
However, there has been a surprise entry to the All-Star game – Andrew Wiggins. Not many believed that Wiggins would be able to make the cut for the All-Star. But the 2015 Rookie of the Year made the cut alongside teammate Stephen Curry due to a large number of votes from fans.
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It’s the best time to begin 2022! He is one of the best two-way players!
Wiggs deserves to be an All-Star, vote Andrew Wiggins into the 2022 NBA All-Star Game..and I can’t wait to meet you all very soon#AndrewWiggins #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/bpOXKAJ920— BamBam🦢 (@BamBam1A) January 8, 2022
K-Pop star BamBam promoted Andrew Wiggins on his social media and it worked. Wiggins will now star in the All-Star game. But NBA fans had different plans and trolled Wiggins for the same.
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NBA Twitter trolls Andrew Wiggins for All-Star selection, compare him with Ja Morant
The news of Wiggins being helped by K-Pop star BamBam quickly went viral on Twitter. BamBam has a huge fanbase in the United States and that led to a huge number of votes in the name of Wiggins. Fans trolled Wiggins on Twitter and came up with some interesting reactions. Following are some of the best reactions to the same.
Well Ja Morant fans voted him in just on his skills. Ja Morant don’t need celebrity endorsements, NBA fans give exceptional players all the endorsements they will ever need. Facts! The streets had A.I. and D Rose, and now they got Ja Morant. Facts!
— colt745flockin1 (@colt745flockin1) January 28, 2022
We not gone act like Wiggins didn’t have a whole country backing him up as well 😂😂😂no cap tho he deserved a spot, not a starter but a spot.
— hassan (@AhmedHa84348004) January 28, 2022
@Mauriciosarav18 this is the guy! 😂😂 He election tampered Wiggins into a starting role! Stop the steal!! 🤣🤣
— Kev 🌪(For the Pricefield) (@breakingdead1) January 28, 2022
All-Star starter All-Star starter
Ja Morant Andrew Wiggins pic.twitter.com/mW8SUugV9k— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) January 28, 2022
Ja Morant starting his first All-Star Game vs. Andrew Wiggins pic.twitter.com/PVsDM99ZoD
— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) January 28, 2022
timberwolves commentators salty as hell lmao
"lebron james, steph curry, ja morant, jokic and some guy named andrew wiggins" LMAO— Wheres the Ball (@WheresTheBall97) January 29, 2022
Wiggins.. pic.twitter.com/GQiXBBcNsZ
— shlixey (@shlixey09) January 28, 2022
Andrew Wiggins all star???? Where are Chris Paul or Devin Booker??
Much merit to Ja Morant.#NBAAllStar #AndrewWiggins #NBA75 #JaMorant
— Zobie_09 (@Zobie09) January 28, 2022
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Wiggins?????? 😓 pic.twitter.com/hNZfsh1w8C
— Amaurisdeleonh (@amaurisdeleonh) January 28, 2022
Andrew Wiggins joined the Warriors in 2020. He played 71 games for the Warriors last season and averaged 18.6 points per game. No one predicted him to make the cut for the All-Star this season. But to everyone’s surprise, Wiggins will start alongside LeBron James, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, and Nikola Jokic on 20th February.
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The Eastern Conference, on the other side, will feature Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Trae Young, and DeMar DeRozan. The names of reserve players will be announced on 3rd February.
