Ben Simmons has been named an NBA All-Star.
The Australian 22-year-old was snubbed last year despite putting up historic numbers, but was named on Thursday as one of the reserves for the Eastern Conference team for the February 17 All-Star game.
The other Eastern reserves are Victor Oladipo, Kyle Lowry, Blake Griffin, Khris Middleton, Bradley Beal and Nikola Vucevic.
- AAP