Miles Plumlee to replace Pero Antic in Rising Stars Challenge (Updated)

Pero Antic's ankle injury will reportedly cost him his spot in the Rising Stars Challenge per a report by the Arizona Republic's Paul Coro. Antic will be replaced by Phoenix center Miles Plumlee.

#Suns center Miles Plumlee will be in the All-Star weekend's Rising Stars Challenge as a replacement for Atlanta's Pero Antic, who is hurt.

— Paul Coro (@paulcoro) February 7, 2014

Antic was expected to be out 2-4 weeks and the All-Star Game would fall in the three week window. He is out of his walking boot but still has not returned to practice and remains listed as out on the official injury report. For now it is just a report but we will pass along any information once it has been confirmed.

UPDATE

The @Suns @milesplumlee13 replaces @antic12pero on #TeamHill in the #BBVACompassRisingStars

— NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) February 7, 2014

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