DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets guard Julian Strawther will be part of All-Star weekend after being selected to the Rising Stars event as an injury replacement. Strawther takes the place of Portland guard Scoot Henderson, who suffered an ankle injury recently. The league announced the replacement Wednesday ahead of Denver’s game against Portland.

Nuggets guard Julian Strawther has been selected as a last-minute addition to the NBA Rising Stars event at All-Star weekend in San Francisco, where he will replace injured Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson.

Denver Nuggets guard Julian Strawther will be part of All-Star weekend after being selected to the Rising Stars event as an injury replacement. Strawther takes the place of Portland guard Scoot

The Gonzaga men's basketball program will indeed be represented at the NBA's All-Star festivities in San Francisco this weekend, as Julian Strawther is set to c

Turns out former Gonzaga wing Julian Strawther will be busy this weekend. Strawther, who has assumed a bigger role in his second season with the Denver Nuggets, was named to replace Portland’s Scoot Henderson at the Rising Stars event Friday,

On the same day Julian Strawther made the fourth start of his young NBA career, the Denver Nuggets' guard was added to the Rising Stars Challenge roster as an injury replacement.