The decision produced divided comments on social media as some fans were happy for Young to get his moment while others believed Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball deserved the honor. In fact, Ball took it to his Instagram story to seemingly take a shot at the league for snubbing him from the 2025 All-Star game.

Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball is the biggest surprise considering he led fan voting among players at his position in the East and he finished third among player voting. He had a much stronger voting from fans than media, though.

LaMelo Ball was hailed as one of the biggest snubs from the All-Star Game this year. The Charlotte Hornets guard led the Eastern Conference in votes among guard

While LiAngelo Ball performs at the Chase Center, his brother, LaMelo, will just have to watch. The Hornets star wasn't named an All-Star despite a strong showing in the fan vote, leaving Charlotte without a representative once again.

With a plethora of speculation thrown around on social media platforms, senior NBA insider Shams Charania confirmed the name of the Eastern Conference star who will replace Antetokounmpo. "Atlanta's Trae Young has replaced Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game," Charania tweeted.