Kevin Durant in for Anthony Davis

— -- Western Conference coach Steve Kerr plans to start Kevin Durant for the injured Anthony Davis in Sunday's All-Star Game, according to sources.

Davis hurt his shoulder on Feb. 7 in the New Orleans Pelicans' loss at the Chicago Bulls when he lost his grip on the rim while completing an alley-oop dunk, falling about 7 feet horizontally to the hardwood.

"I just want to get back to 100 percent so I can get back on the floor with my team," Davis said Thursday during a conference call with New Orleans-based reporters.

Davis still plans to spend this weekend in New York, making appearances and watching from the sideline on Saturday and Sunday as his peers participate in basketball events.

"Without playing, it's still a good experience," Davis said, adding that he can learn plenty from simply spending time with elite players. "So I'm going to take full advantage of it."

Now in his third NBA season out of Kentucky and only 21 years old, Davis has averaged 24.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game this season,  leading the Pelicans in all three categories.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Durant is the third substitute starter that Kerr has had to pick for an injured player.

Earlier this week he chose James Harden and Klay Thompson to start in place of the injured Kobe Bryant and Blake Griffin.

Durant, the reigning MVP, missed the start of this season while recovering from a fractured right foot. In 26 games since returning to action, he's averaging 25.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.