The Bucks (26-19) hope to take advantage of a struggling Spurs (20-24) team that has lost two straight and eight of their last 10. Milwaukee beat San Antonio 121-105 on Jan. 8 at Fiserv Forum as the Bucks held first-time all-star Victor Wembanyama to 10 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has been selected as a reserve for the 2025 Eastern Conference All-Star team. This is Lillard’s ninth All-Star selection, second with the Bucks. He was elected to seven Western Conference All-Star teams while playing 11 seasons with the Blazers.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.