After 14 years in the NBA, Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. finally earned his first All-Star nod this season.
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker was originally supposed to partake in Sunday’s game, but was ultimately ruled out due to a left knee sprain.
That freed up a slot for Conley.
Most were extremely happy that the long-time veteran would finally gain a bit of recognition for his efforts, but one person was pretty salty about the whole thing – San Antonio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan.
Gets to a point where you just gotta laugh at the bullshit!!
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) March 6, 2021
Why was DeRozan so ticked off? Well, because he is objectively more deserving.
Numbers don’t lie.
Conley is currently averaging 16.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists per outing on 58.8 percent true shooting. DeRozan, meanwhile is averaging 20 points, 4.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists on 59.4 percent true shooting.
Sure, DeRozan got totally fooled by Stephen Curry on one particularly memorable sequence earlier this season, but that’s not something that should be held against him.
Obviously Utah is having a tremendous season and is at the top of the West, but San Antonio has quietly put together a really strong campaign as well.
Klay knows how to do Valentine’s Day right. https://t.co/Gxt1gRLTX2
— Game 7 (@game7__) February 15, 2021
The Spurs are currently seventh in the stacked West and have zero All-Stars to show for it.
Conley is the Jazz’s third All-Star in this game.
DeRozan is no stranger to giving his honest opinion on things. His NSFW response to the Kawhi Leonard trade that forced him out of Toronto is evidence of that. But in this particular case, the anger is totally justified.
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
