Atlanta's Johnson picked over Gordon, Deng

Chicago Bulls players Luol Deng and Ben Gordon were denied as a replacement player for injured Eastern All-Star Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets.



According to http://aol.nba.com/allstar2007/news/johnson_070214.html?rss=true:



Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson has been named by NBA Commissioner David Stern to replace injured East All-Star Jason Kidd (back) of the New Jersey Nets on the Eastern Conference Roster for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 18 in Las Vegas.
Johnson, in his sixth NBA season, will be making his first NBA All-Star appearance.




Johnson not Deng or Gordon will
be playing for the East instead of
Jason Kidd during the All-Star
game.