LeBron James called Devin Booker the 'most disrespected' player in the NBA after he was snubbed for the All-Star Game
- LeBron James has criticized Devin Booker's omission from the NBA All-Star Game.
- "Devin Booker is the most disrespected player in our league!!! Simple as that," he tweeted.
- The All-Star Game is scheduled to take place in Atlanta on March 7.
LeBron James called Devin Booker the "most disrespected" player in the NBA after the Phoenix Suns star was snubbed for the All-Star Game.
Starters from both the Eastern and Western Conferences were announced last week following a combination of fan, player, and media voting.
On Tuesday, the NBA then announced a total of 14 reserves that had been selected by the league's head coaches.
Despite having averaged nearly 25 points, four rebounds, and four assists per game for the Suns this season, Booker did not make the cut.
LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Kawhi Leonard, Steph Curry, and Luka Doncic were chosen as the Western Conference starters, while Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Paul George, Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and Zion Williamson made the reserves.
Following Tuesday's announcement, James, who will captain one of the two teams, tweeted his outrage at Booker's omission.
"Devin Booker is the most disrespected player in our league!!! Simple as that," he said.
Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum also expressed his surprise that Booker was left out, tweeting: "Damn [Devin Booker] really didn't make it? That's [sic] craxy. Bruh really cold too smh. Sick world."
Originally scheduled to take place in Indianapolis in February, this season's All-Star Game was cancelled prior to the start of the NBA season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On February 4, however, the league announced the game would in fact go ahead on March 7, just in Atlanta instead.
James called the decision a "slap in the face."
"Coming into this season, we were told that we were not having an All-Star Game, so we'd have a nice little break," he said earlier in February. "And then they throw an All-Star Game on us like this and just breaks that all the way up. [It's] pretty much kind of a slap in the face.
James also took issue with holding the game during the pandemic, flying people across the country for a game that will be held without fans.
"We're also still dealing with a pandemic. We're still dealing with everything that's been going on, and we're going to bring the whole league into one city that's open?
"Obviously, the pandemic has absolutely nothing to do with it at this point when it comes to that weekend. Obviously, you guys can see that I'm not very happy about it."