Pro Basketball History Revisited

PLAYERS WHO SAT OUT THE NBA ALL-STAR GAME
●Kareem Abdul-Jabbar chose not to play in the 1973 All-Star Game due to travel concerns after seven Muslims were killed earlier in the month at his home in Washington, DC.
●Magic Johnson retired prior to the 1991-92 season due to the HIV virus but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game.
●The 1993 East and West teams each carried eight substitutes as opposed to the usual seven.

Game - Player - Reason - Replacement
1952 - Larry Foust, FTW - Foot injury - Arnie Risen, ROC
1952 - Dolph Schayes, SYR - Wrist injury - Harry Gallatin, NYK
1953 - Fred Scolari, BLB - Knee injury - Billy Gabor, SYR
1955 - Arnie Risen, ROC - Ankle injury - Jack Coleman, ROC
1956 - Carl Braun, NYK - Injury - Johnny Kerr, SYR
1958 - Cliff Hagan, STL - Hand injury - None
1960 - Paul Arizin, PHW - Leg injury - Tom Gola, PHW
1962 - Larry Costello, SYR - Wrist injury - Sam Jones, BOS
1962 - Tom Gola, PHW - Hand injury - Johnny Green, NYK
1962 - Rudy LaRusso, LAL - Illness - None
1965 - Tom Heinsohn, BOS - Leg injury - Johnny Green, NYK
1968 - Nate Thurmond, SFW - Knee injury - Clyde Lee, SFW
1969 - Jerry West, LAL - Groin injury - Gail Goodrich, PHO
1970 - Nate Thurmond, SFW - Knee injury - Bob Rule, SEA
1973 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, MIL - ●Travel concerns - Bob Love, CHI
1973 - Rick Barry, GSW - Ankle injury - Connie Hawkins, PHO
1974 - Jerry West, LAL - Groin injury - Charlie Scott, PHO
1977 - Dave Cowens, BOS - Back injury - Phil Chenier, WSB
1977 - Bill Walton, POR - Achilles tendon injury - Don Buse, IND
1978 - Pete Maravich, NOJ - Knee injury - Doug Collins, PHI
1979 - Doug Collins, PHI - Foot injury - Bob Lanier, DET
1981 - Dan Roundfield, ATL - Knee injury - Mike Mitchell, CLE
1982 - Dan Roundfield, ATL - Knee injury - Kelly Tripucka, DET
1986 - Patrick Ewing, NYK - Knee injury - None
1986 - Michael Jordan, CHI - Foot injury - None
1987 - Ralph Sampson, HOU - Knee injury - Tom Chambers, SEA
1988 - Steve Johnson, POR - Hand injury - James Donaldson, DAL
1989 - Larry Bird, BOS - Foot injuries - None
1989 - Magic Johnson, LAL - Leg injury - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL
1990 - Karl Malone, UTH - Ankle injury - Rolando Blackman, DAL
1991 - Larry Bird, BOS - Back injury - Hersey Hawkins, PHI
1991 - Isiah Thomas, DET - Hand injury - None
1992 - Larry Bird, BOS - Back injury - Michael Adams, WSB
1992 - Magic Johnson, LAL - ●Retired - Tim Hardaway, GSW
1992 - Dominique Wilkins, ATL - Achilles tendon injury - Kevin Willis, ATL
1993 - Chris Mullin, GSW - Hand injury - ●None
1993 - Mitch Richmond, GSW - Hand injury - Terry Porter, POR
1994 - Charles Barkley, PHO - Knee injury - Gary Payton, SEA
1994 - Alonzo Mourning, CHH - Ankle injury - Horace Grant, CHI
1995 - Cedric Ceballos, LAL - Hand injury - Dikembe Mutombo
1997 - Charles Barkley, HOU - Ankle injury - Detlef Schrempf, SEA
1997 - Clyde Drexler, HOU - Hamstring injury - Chris Gatling, GSW
1997 - Patrick Ewing, NYK - Groin injury - Chris Webber, WSH
1997 - Alonzo Mourning, MIA - Heel injury - Joe Dumars, DET
1997 - Shaquille O’Neal, LAL - Knee injury - Kevin Garnett, MIN
2001 - Grant Hill, ORL - Foot injury - Latrell Sprewell, NYK
2001 - Alonzo Mourning, MIA - Kindney illness - Dikembe Mutombo, ATL
2001 - Shaquille O’Neal, LAL - Foot injury - Vlade Divac, SAC
2001 - Theo Ratliff, PHI - Wrist injury - Antonio Davis, TOR
2002 - Vince Carter, TOR - Quadriceps injury - Baron Davis, CHH
2002 - Karl Malone, UTH - Personal reasons - None
2002 - Shaquille O’Neal, LAL - Toe injury - Elton Brand, LAC
2003 - Chris Webber, SAC - Ankle injury - Peja Stojakovic, SAC
2006 - Jermaine O'Neal, IND - Groin injury - Gilbert Arenas, WAS
2007 - Carlos Boozer, UTH - Leg injury - Josh Howard, DAL
2007 - Allen Iverson, DEN - Ankle injury - Mehmet Okur, UTH
2007 - Jason Kidd, NJN - Back injury - Joe Johnson, ATL
2007 - Yao Ming, HOU - Knee injury - Carmelo Anthony, DEN
2007 - Steve Nash, PHO - Shoulder injury - Ray Allen, SEA
2008 - Caron Butler, WAS - Hip injury - Ray Allen, BOS
2008 - Kevin Garnett, BOS - Abdominal injury - Rasheed Wallace, DET
2009 - Chris Bosh, TOR - Knee injury - Mo Williams, CLE
2009 - Jameer Nelson, ORL - Shoulder injury - Ray Allen, BOS
2010 - Kobe Bryant, LAL - Hand injury - Jason Kidd, DAL
2010 - Allen Iverson, PHI - Personal reasons - David Lee, NYK
2010 - Chris Paul, NOH - Knee injury - Chauncey Billups, DEN
2010 - Brandon Roy, POR - Knee injury - Chris Kaman, LAC
2011 - Yao Ming, HOU - Foot injury - Kevin Love, MIN