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The Knicks will have a representative at All-Star weekend.

Canadian-born rookie RJ Barrett was named to the World Team for the NBA Rising Stars game on the first night of the league’s three-day midseason showcase event on Feb. 14 in Chicago.

The No.3 overall pick in the draft will team up with international stars such as Luka Doncic (Slovenia) and Deandre Ayton (Bahamas) on the World team, which will face a United States team featuring fellow rookies Zion Williamson and Ja Morant and second-year Atlanta guard Trae Young. Second-year Knicks center Mitchell Robinson was not named to the American squad.

Barrett has been sidelined since suffering a sprained right ankle Jan. 16 against Phoenix. The former Duke star resumed taking shots before the Knicks’ game Tuesday in Charlotte, and interim coach Mike Miller said he believes there’s a chance Barrett will be able to participate in the All-Star festivities at United Center.

“RJ is getting better. He’s progressing, he’s not to the point where he’s practicing yet, but he’s doing some workouts on his own,” Miller said. “So the progression would be, we get to the point where hopefully he could practice next week, maybe, and then that would put him on track where potentially he would be ready to play after he gets some practices. So he’s on a path where that looks promising.”

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