Amen Thompson takes a little rab 'at the All-Star Weekend. The Rockets-Swiss knife was called in reinforcement by Candace Parker, in charge of the “Rising Stars” team for the All-Star Game on Sunday.
The Houston player did not appear in the winning workforce of this Friday competition, led by the evening MVP Stephon Castle or Dalton Knecht, but he was selected to complete what was Team C, coached by Chris Mullin Friday.
The new format of the All-Star Game thus provides for three teams of eight All-Stars, while that which won the Rising Stars had only seven players. Candace Parker, who takes the “relay” of Chris Mullin as an unofficial “GM” of this training, thus chose Amen Thompson as eighth man, he who had been surprisingly eliminated with the “Team M” by the selection made up of players From G-League to the semi-finals of this tournament. The brother of Ausar had not deserved, finishing best marker of his family with 11 points at 5/6 in shooting, 2 rebounds, 2 passes.
Amen Thompson has established himself as an essential link in Houston in recent weeks in the absence of Jabari Smith Jr, turning at 16.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 2 interceptions and 1.6 against average in 2025. He will face the team of “OGS, selected by Shaquille O'Neal, and made up of LeBron James, Steph Curry or Kevin Durant, among others. A training that intends to bring down Stephon Castle who called on the “OGS” not to underestimate them.
The workforce of the Rising Stars team for the All-Star Game Sunday
Stephon Castle
Ryan Dunn
Zach Edey
Keyonte George
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Dalton Knecht
Amen Thompson
Jaylen Wells
