The Eastern Conference All-Star team will now have 3 players reppin’ Detroit, due to Kevin Garnett’s lingering injury.

Sheed got the nod after Doc Rivers officially announced the Garnett had withdrawn and wouldn’t be playable until after the All-Star break.  Naturally, Rivers had hoped that Boston’s own Ray Allen would take the vacant spot.

The announcement was made by the commissioner’s office after Garnett missed his seventh consecutive game with an abdominal strain. Celtics coach Doc Rivers, who will coach the East in the Feb. 17 game in New Orleans, said Garnett will not play until the team returns from the break.

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Wallace will join teammates Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton for the All-Star Game New Orleans. It will be his fourth All-Star appearance.

Wallace is averaging 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds this season, and leads Detroit in blocks and steals.

-ESPN 

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