NEW YORK – Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Western Conference All-Star Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 15, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Nowitzki, who has posted averages of 18.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in his 17^th NBA season, will be making his 13^th All-Star appearance.  The highest-scoring player born outside the United States in NBA history, Nowitzki surpassed Moses Malone for seventh place on the league’s all-time scoring list last month.

Golden State head coach Steve Kerr, who earned the right to coach the West squad because the Warriors clinched the best record in the conference through games played Feb. 1, will determine Davis’ replacement in the starting lineup.

Davis was also in the field for the Degree^® Shooting Stars during State Farm^® All-Star Saturday Night at Barclays Center. His replacement will be named at a later time.

The 64^th NBA All-Star Game, airing live on TNT at 8 p.m. ET, will be seen by fans in 215 countries and territories and will be heard in 47 languages. TNT will televise the All-Star Game for the 13^th consecutive year, marking Turner Sports’ 30^th year of NBA All-Star coverage.