Despite this, a strong January along with consistent support from players and coaches around the league has left some hopeful that the franchise legend will ultimately get a bid - including head coach Mike Budenholzer, who made his final plea in his post-game press conference last night.

That left many big-name stars left on the outside looking in when All-Star weekend begins in a few weeks. In the Eastern Conference, the two biggest snubs appeared to be the Hawks' Trae Young and the Hornets' LaMelo Ball,

Devin Booker spoke about being snubbed from the 2025 NBA All-Star game. Booker went on to say that being named an All-Star is always a goal of his. Not being selected for the All-Star game reaffirms Booker's earlier point that the NBA is no longer about being the best player,