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The good vibes flowed following Friday’s morning shootaround as Luol Deng and Joakim Noah savored their All-Star status.
Coaches voted Deng to his second straight All-Star reserve selection, while Noah will make his first at the Feb. 17 game in Houston.
“People were coming up to me and saying I had a shot to make it, so it was pretty nerve-wracking,” Noah said. “It’s just an unbelievable honor. I found out (Thursday) night and still can’t believe it.”
The selection prompted a string of eloquent and emotional comments from Noah on his Twitter timeline.
“A lot of people helped me along the way, so there’s definitely a lot of people to thank,” Noah said. “Not only does it make me happy, but it makes a lot of people that were with me happy. A lot of people had to make sacrifices in order to get me where I’m at today, so I just wanted to thank them.” …
Deng agreed that making a second straight All-Star game is special.
— Reported by K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune
