Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Halftime: PHX 68, WAS 53
Booker: 15 Pts, 4 Ast, 4-10 FG
Durant: 14-2-2, 6-13 FG
Richards: 7 Pts, 15 Reb, 3-6 FG
Beal: 10-3-3, 3-6 FG
Kuzma: 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 6-13 FG
Grayson Allen for 3 at the buzzer – 10:04 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Tonight in Dallas against the Mavericks, Jayson Tatum just scored his 13,000th point.
He’s the 7th player in NBA history to do it before his 27th birthday.
13,000 POINTS AT 26
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
Tracy McGrady
Wilt Chamberlin
JAYSON TATUM – 6:06 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
LeBron, Durant, Antetokounmpo top list of NBA All-Star Game starters
No big surprises on the list. LaMelo Ball topped the fan vote for East guards but the players and media had him lower so he misses out. Durant barely edged out Wembanyama in the West
nbcsports.com/nba/news/lebro… – 8:24 PM

Kevin Durant @KDTrey5
Thanks to the fans and my peers for voting me in as an All star starter…..15 of em, doesn’t get old! See yall in the Bay!!! – 8:06 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Kevin Durant has earned a $1.3M bonus for being selected to the All-Star game.
The bonus was deemed likely and does not impact the Suns tax bill. – 7:55 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Full list of starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game:
East:
Jalen Brunson
Donovan Mitchell
Jayson Tatum
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Karl-Anthony Towns
West:
Steph Curry
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
LeBron James
Nikola Jokic
Kevin Durant – 7:47 PM

Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic did not make it on the West All-Star starters, who are: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Steph Curry, Nikol Jokic, LeBron James and Kevin Durant. – 7:47 PM

Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
2025 West Conference All-Star Starters:
– Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
– Stephen Curry
– LeBron James
– Kevin Durant
– Nikola Jokić – 7:46 PM

Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Kevin Durant is once again an All-Star starter.
He is now a 15-time All-Star, becoming just the 7th player in NBA history with that many nods. – 7:46 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Kevin Durant has been named an All-Star starter for the 13th time. This is his 15th overall All-Star selection and the 2nd time he’ll be in the All-Star Game as a member of the Phoenix Suns – 7:46 PM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
🚨 New Bleav in Nets 🚨
I provided an update on Brooklyn’s tank outlook before reacting to KD’s return and the NBA’s latest trade rumors:
🏀 How high can BKN reach in lottery odds?
🏀 KD’s positive Nets outlook
🏀 Will Cam Johnson be traded?
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=g-l_M7… – 5:36 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Kevin Durant’s Thunder high was 54 points. He did it in mid-January of his 7th season with Russell Westbrook missing that game and half the season. He went on to win MVP.
Now replace Kevin Durant/Russell Westbrook with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander/Chet Holmgren. – 4:30 PM

However, speaking exclusively to the Post at the NBA Lunar New Year celebration event in Hong Kong, league ambassador Marion dismissed the comments, citing the fact the recent best player awards have been won by non-Americans. “Basketball is such a global sport and is growing continuously, the crazy thing is, the last six MVPs [Most Valuable Players] have not been Americans,” he said. “So think about what you’re just saying. I think it’s going to be another foreign MVP this year. Kevin Durant is one of the most skilled players, I got so much love and respect for him, but of course, that saying was very cocky, very arrogant.” -via SCMP / January 26, 2025

Marc J. Spears: NBRPA Board of Directors will include Chairman of the Board Charles “Choo” Smith, Vice Chairman Shawn Marion, Treasurer Nancy Lieberman, Secretary C.J. Kupec, Spencer Haywood, Eddie Gill, Rushia Brown, Bob Elliott, Mike Bantom, Caron Butler, Clarence “Chucky” Brown and Dave Bing. -via x.com / January 21, 2025

Does LeBron’s career at this point mirror MJ’s Wizard years? “No, because LeBron has Anthony Davis on the team with him,” says Marion, who played against MJ and has been teammates with LeBron. “MJ didn’t have anyone else on the team with him in Washington that was capable of being an All-Star at that time and being an active current All-Star and probably having a good chance of being with another top five or top ten player in the league — you play with another top five player, he would probably would’ve had a good chance to win; possibly get to the championships or the playoffs. The Eastern Conference was bad back then. It still was that hard to get there and still do anything.” -via ScoopB.com / October 29, 2024