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The NBA says Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers
and Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers won't play in the
All-Star game this weekend.
 

Bryant will be replaced by Dallas point guard Jason Kidd on the
Western Conference roster. Iverson's spot in the Eastern Conference

will be filled by New York forward David Lee.
 Bryant missed his third straight game for the lakers Wednesday
night with a sore left ankle.
 

Iverson missed his fifth straight game for the 76ers Wednesday
night to be with his sick daughter.

 Kidd will be making his 10th All-Star appearance, while Lee is a
first-time All-Star.
 

The coaches will determine which players will replace Bryant and
Iverson in the starting lineup.
 The game is Sunday.