Kawhi added as All-Star, joins U.S. pool

NBA commissioner Adam Silver added Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard to the United States' player pool for this year's All-Star Game.

The selection makes Leonard a seven-time All-Star and gives the U.S. side 16 players to split between two teams.

Leonard also becomes the only All-Star Game representative for the Clippers, who are hosting this year's festivities at the Intuit Dome from Feb. 13-15.

Leonard is scoring a career-best 27.6 points per game this season and leads the league with 2.1 steals. He's also shooting 39.1% from deep, though he's been far more accurate recently, hitting 35 of 76 (46.1%) long-range attempts over his last 11 games.