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Starters for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans were announced Thursday night, with Kevin Garnett receiving the most votes among all players.

Nearly a week since returning from his left knee injury, Tracy McGrady has been battling to get his game back on track. He'll lead the Rockets into Friday night's action against the NBA's most surprising team -- the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Charlotte Bobcats have assigned rookie forward Jermareo Davidson to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Davidson is expected to see his first action on Friday, January 25, against the Utah Flash.

While the Celtics and Timberwolves already met in London during the preseason, Friday's matchup will be the first time that Boston and Minnesota play each other in a meaningful game. But you get the sense that it won't really hit home until the Celtics visit the T-Wolves on February 8. Still, the storyline for Friday's game primarily revolves around Kevin Garnett playing his former team.

The Chicago Bulls announced today that the team has recalled JamesOn Curry from the D-League's Iowa Energy.He was most recently assigned to the Energy on Jan. 7, his second tour of duty with the Bulls' D-League affiliate. He was also on assignment with the Energy from Nov. 15 – Dec. 17, 2007. Upon being recalled, Curry is scheduled to undergo left thumb surgery.

USA Men's Senior National Team head coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University and USA Women's National Team head coach Anne Donovan have been named co-recipients of the 2007 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year Award, USA Basketball announced today. Krzyzewski and Donovan each piloted their respective USA national teams to FIBA Americas Championship gold medals and qualified both the USA men and women for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Sacramento's Ron Artest could face possible surgery this week to remove chipped bone fragments in his right elbow, a team spokesman said.

Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to help the Suns beat the Kings 117-102 on Sunday night.

Paul Pierce scored 33 points and Kevin Garnett had 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists Sunday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

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