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Ray Allen, of the Seattle SuperSonics, and Mehmet Okur, of the Utah Jazz, were named yesterday as replacements for injured West Conference All-Star guards Allen Iverson and Steve Nash. Iverson was scratched from the squad for Sunday's All-Star game due...

Ray Allen, of the Seattle SuperSonics, and Mehmet Okur, of the Utah Jazz, were named yesterday as replacements for injured West Conference All-Star guards Allen Iverson and Steve Nash.

Iverson was scratched from the squad for Sunday's All-Star game due to a sprained ankle, while Nash was ruled out because of a sore shoulder.

The 27-year-old Okur is a 6-foot-11 (2.11m) centre from Turkey.

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