After fan voting determines the starters for the Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars, the 30 head coaches vote for the remaining team members in their respective conferences, selecting seven players -- two guards, two forwards, a center and two players regardless of position. If any of the All-Stars are unable to participate in the midseason classic for any reason, NBA Commissioner will select a replacement. Below is a list of replacements since 1990.

Year	Player	Reason	Replacement
2011	Yao Ming	Ankle surgery	Kevin Love
2010	Allen Iverson Kobe Bryant Chris Paul Brandon Roy	Personal reasons Ankle Knee Hamstring	David Lee Jason Kidd Chauncey Billups Chris Kaman
2009	Chris Bosh Jameer Nelson	Knee sprain Shoulder separation	Mo Williams Ray Allen
2008	Kevin Garnett Caron Butler	Abdominal muscle sprain Left hip flexor strain	Rasheed Wallace Ray Allen
2007	Jason Kidd	Sore back	Joe Johnson
2007	Steve Nash Allen Iverson	Sore shoulder Ankle sprain	Ray Allen Mehmet Okur
2007	Yao Ming* Carlos Boozer	Right knee fracture Left fibular fracture	Carmelo Anthony Josh Howard
2006	Jermaine O'Neal*	Torn groin muscle	Gilbert Arenas
2003	Chris Webber	Left ankle sprain	Peja Stojakovic
2002	Shaquille O’Neal*	Arthritis, right big toe	Elton Brand
2002	Vince Carter*	Aggravated left quadriceps tendon	Baron Davis
2002	Karl Malone	Personal reasons	Not replaced on roster
2001	Grant Hill*	Foot injury	Latrell Sprewell
2001	Alonzo Mourning*	Kidney illness	Dikembe Mutombo
2001	Theo Ratliff	Stress fracture, right wrist	Antonio Davis
2001	Shaquille O’Neal*	Strained arch, right foot	Vlade Divac
1997	Alonzo Mourning	Injury week before game	Joe Dumars
1997	Patrick Ewing*	Inactive since Jan. 23	Chris Webber
1997	Charles Barkley*	Injury suffered mid-January	Detlef Schrempf
1997	Shaquille O’Neal	Injury week before game	Kevin Garnett
1997	Clyde Drexler	Injury week before game	Chris Gatling
1995	Cedric Ceballos	Injury week before game	Dikembe Mutombo
1994	Alonzo Mourning	Injury suffered late-December	Horace Grant
1994	Charles Barkley*	Inactive since Jan. 9	Gary Payton
1993	Chris Mullin	Inactive since mid-January	Selected as a reserve by the coaches despite being injured already, so the coaches selected 8 reserves instead of the usual 7
1993	Mitch Richmond	Injury week before game	Terry Porter
1992	Larry Bird*	Inactive since Dec. 30	Michael Adams
1992	Dominique Wilkins	Suffered season ending injury on Jan. 28	Kevin Willis
1992	Magic Johnson*	Retired Nov. 7, two days after All-Star ballot was released	Started and played in game; Tim Hardaway was named to team on Jan. 23 when the West starters were announced
1991	Larry Bird*	Inactive about a month prior to game	Hersey Hawkins
1991	Isiah Thomas*	Injured prior to announcement of reserves	Eight players named as reserves
1990	Karl Malone	Injury week before game	Rolando Blackman

* denotes player was selected as a starter