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Kyrie Irving, Anderson Varejao Snubbed For All Star Game

The NBA announced the reserves for the 2012 All Star Game on Thursday night. Cavaliers fans will be disappointed to find out that both Kyrie Irving and Anderson Varejao were left off of the team.

Varejao leads the NBA in offensive rebounding and is averaging 11 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.

Kyrie Irving is 8th in the East in PER at 21.66 and is averaging 18 points and 5.1 assists per game on 49/41/83 shooting.

Here's the full list of players that were selected as all star reserves:

The Eastern Conference reserves:

Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh

Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson

Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert

Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce

New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng

Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala.

(h/t CBS Sports)

Other snubs around the Eastern conference include Brandon Jennings, Rajon Rondo, Greg Monroe, and Josh Smith.