CHICAGO – Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard on Team LeBron in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the United Center in Chicago. Booker will also replace Lillard in the 2020 MTN DEW^® 3-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the United Center.

Booker has earned his first NBA All-Star selection in his fifth season, becoming the Suns’ first All-Star since Steve Nash in the 2011-12 season.  The 6-5 guard is averaging 26.4 points (10^th in NBA), 6.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds while posting career highs in field goal percentage (49.6) and free throw percentage (92.0).

Booker, the 2018 MTN DEW^® 3-Point Contest champion, joins an eight-player field that includes 2019 champion Joe Harris of the Brooklyn Nets and 2020 NBA All-Star Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks.

Lillard, who ranks fourth in the NBA in scoring (29.5 ppg), will miss the 2020 NBA All-Star Game after suffering a groin strain in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Feb. 12.  He was named an All-Star for the fifth time this season.

According to NBA rules, when a player selected to the All-Star Game is unable to participate, the Commissioner shall choose a replacement from the same conference as the player who is being replaced.  Booker and Lillard both play for Western Conference teams.

The 69^th NBA All-Star Game – Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis – will air live on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and ESPN Radio in the United States.  The MTN DEW^® 3-Point Contest is part of State Farm^® All-Star Saturday Night, which also features the Taco Bell^® Skills Challenge and AT&T Slam Dunk.  All-Star Saturday Night will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the United States on Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. ET.