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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

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

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

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

Tuesday Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

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

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

Golden State Warriors' Marreese Speights (5) celebrates after making a three-point basket against the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Speights, Warriors hand 76ers another rout, 123-80

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ - 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

With a new commissioner, NBA enters its Silver age

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2004 file photo, Indiana Pacers' Ron Artest is restrained before being escorted off the court following a fight with the Detroit Pistons and fans in Auburn Hills, Mich. Artest, now known as Metta World Peace and with the New York Knicks, believes Marcus Smart can learn from the fallout that will come after the Oklahoma State All-American shoved a fan during an NCAA college basketball game at Texas Tech on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Smart was suspended three games by the Big 12 on Sunday. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)

World Peace: Smart can learn from fan incident

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2013 file photo, Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings (7) talks with head coach Maurice Cheeks in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich. Detroit fired Cheeks on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, after less than a year as coach, with the Pistons languishing well below .500 despite offseason moves aimed at putting the struggling franchise back in contention. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Pistons try to stay focused after coaching change

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2013, file photo, Rutgers' Myles Mack, rear, reacts as he is called for traveling after falling into fans with Connecticut's Shabazz Napier, front, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Hartford, Conn. Oklahoma State All-American guard Marcus Smart is serving a three-game suspension for shoving a fan who later apologized for his actions. The incident shows how volatile the interaction between fans and athletes is becoming. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

For many, fan behavior crosses line too often

By AARON BEARD - Associated Press

Oklahoma State's Markel Brown(22) and Phil Forte(13) hold Marcus Smart(33) after Smart shoved a fan during their NCAA college basketball game in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Tori Eichberger) ALL LOCAL TV OUT

Marcus Smart banned 3 games for shoving fan

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

Utah Jazz's Marvin Williams (2) celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer while Miami Heat's Shane Battier (31) looks away during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Williams, Burke lift Jazz past Heat 94-89

By MATTHEW COLES - Associated Press

Grizzlies win with defense again, beat Hawks 79-76

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press