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.