Washington's John Wall (knee) will play in All-Star game

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (knee bruise) said he will play in Sunday's All-Star game.

What It Means:

He bruised his knee during Thursday's game and was able to keep playing, so the injury sounded pretty minor. This report confirms that. Wall will likely be fine moving forward.

Wall sits 98th with a -2.2 nERD. He's putting up a career-high 20.0 points per game to go with 4.5 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.5 3-pointers on a 51.4 True Shooting Percentage. Wall has the fourth-highest Assist Percentage in the league.