NBA reveals All-Star reserves

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age.

Williamson, the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2019 draft, is one of four first-time All-Stars, all revealed Tuesday night when the league announced the reserves for the March 7 game in Atlanta. Joining him as fellow All-Star rookies: the Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, Knicks’ Julius Randle and Bulls’ Zach LaVine.

The Suns’ Chris Paul is an All-Star for the 11th time, and the Nets’ James Harden is one for the ninth consecutive year. The rest of the reserves include the 76ers’ Ben Simmons, Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and Magic’s Nikola Vucevic from the Eastern Conference, along with the Lakers’ Anthony Davis, Clippers’ Paul George, Jazz teammates Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, and Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard from the Western Conference.

Team captains LeBron James of the Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Nets will draft their teams next week, with the rosters to be unveiled March 4. Starters, revealed last week, were chosen through voting by fans, NBA players and a media panel.

Reserves were chosen through voting by the league’s head coaches.

Williamson is 20, and only Kobe Bryant, James and Magic Johnson were younger in their All-Star debuts.

■ The Rockets waived injury-prone veteran center DeMarcus Cousins. The move came after a mutual decision was made between the team and the four-time All-Star to part ways, according to reports. Cousins, 30, plans to explore interest from other teams.

Golf: The PGA Championship will cap attendance at 10,000 spectators per round due to COVID-19 concerns when it’s played on The Ocean Course in in Kiawah Island, South Carolina from May 20-23.

NHL: Sabres defenseman William Borgen will miss up to two months with a broken right forearm. The news of Borgen’s injury comes a day after the Sabres announced that defenseman Jake McCabe will miss up to eight months after tearing two ligaments and damaging the meniscus in his right knee. The already was playing without top defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (COVID-19).

Soccer: Olivier Giroud’s bicycle-kick goal in the 68th minute awarded after video review gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Atlético Madrid in the first leg of a Champions League last 16 match. Atlético was the home team but the match was played in Bucharest, Romania, because of travel restrictions preventing visitors from Britain entering Spain. The second leg will be contested March 17 in London. In UCL other action, Bayern Munich defeated host Lazio 4-1.

Women’s basketball: Senior Katie Benzan made a school-record nine 3s and scored a career-high 29 points to lead No. 8 Maryland to a 111-93 win over visiting Iowa. Hawkeyes freshman Caitlin Clark also made nine 3s, one shy of a program record, and finished with 34 points. Clark has scored 30 or more points nine times, the most in the nation. The Terrapins’ 68 firsthalf points were the most scored in Big Ten history. Diamond Miller had 27 points and Ashley Owusu added 24 points and 12 assists for the Terrapins (17-2, 13-1 Big Ten).