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Durant says Thunder G Westbrook to return Thursday

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East Team's Kyrie Irving, of the Cleveland Cavaliers holds the All Star MVP trophy after the NBA All Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in New Orleans.(AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Irving validates All-Star starting nod, wins MVP

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

East Team's LeBron James, of the Miami Heat, throws a pair of Mardi Gras beads to the crowd during NBA All-Star game basketball practice in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

NBA players taking time picking new union head

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before the skills competition at the NBA All Star basketball weekend, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Old guys go, new look comes to NBA All-Star game

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before the skills competition at the NBA All Star basketball weekend, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Silver delivers first press conference as NBA boss

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Former NBA player Tim Hardaway Sr. watches his shot during the skills competition at the NBA All Star basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Wall leads East to All-Star dunk triumph

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul holds his son Chris Paul Jr., 4, during the NBA All Star basketball news conference, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in New Orleans. The 63rd annual NBA All Star game will be played Sunday in New Orleans.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

All-Stars Paul, James keep roots in ex-NBA homes

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

The Miami Heat's LeBron James speaks with reporters during the NBA All Star basketball news conference, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

James, Durant arrive at All-Star as NBA’s 1A, 1B

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers player Damian Lillard speaks during the NBA All Star basketball news conference, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in New Orleans. The 63rd annual NBA All Star game will be played Sunday in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Lillard sizes up skills contest favorites

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Rodman out of rehab: ‘I’m not an alcoholic’

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) goes up to shoot followed by Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Carson)

The growth has been considerable, and is continuing, for Wizards All-Star John Wall

By Mitch White - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, basketball great Michael Jordan and girlfriend Yvette Prieto arrive for a celebrity dinner at Beso inside Crystals in City Center in Las Vegas. Jordan’s wife, Yvette, has given birth to the couple’s identical twin daughters on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, Jordan’s spokeswoman Estee Portnoy told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Brian Jones)

Jordan’s wife gives birth to twin daughters

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Tuesday Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez, left, and Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (17) battle for a loose ball during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

DeRozan scores 31 as Raptors beat Hawks 104-83

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, New Orleans Hornets NBA team owner Tom Benson speaks at a news conference announcing that the NBA basketball team's name will change from the Hornets to the Pelicans, in New Orleans. One of the people most responsible for bringing NBA All-Stars back to the Big Easy this weekend is an 86-year-old man who wasn't that into basketball for much of his life. He is Tom Benson. And in New Orleans, NBA fans and community leaders are grateful the Pelicans owner finally came around. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

In New Orleans, Benson gets All-Star treatment

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2008 file photo, NBA basketball player LeBron James scrapes paint from a window in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. This week marks six years since NBA All-Stars ventured into New Orleans neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Katrina to lend a hand with rebuilding. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

NBA All-Stars eager to see legacy of ‘08 event

By BY BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers players watch from the bench in the closing seconds of a 123-80 loss to the Golden State Warriors during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

76ers trying to regroup from lopsided losses

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ - Associated Press