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Castle wins Rising Stars MVP as Team C reaches All-Star Game - ESPN
SAN FRANCISCO — San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle said the Rising Stars MVP trophy he hoisted Friday night isn't the only hardware he plans to win during NBA All-Star Weekend.
League, Players Union Will Beg For Effort In Sunday's 2025 NBA All-Star Game
NBA insider Chris Haynes reported Friday that the Association and NBPA (player's union) will meet with players Sunday before the 2025 NBA All-Star Game to encourage the "importance of competing and putting on a show for the fans". Even though these discussions happen annually pre-All-Star Game, the NBA is for real this time since the format has changed this year.
NBA All-Star 2025: Top unselected player for all 30 teams - ESPN
When the NBA's best players gather in the Bay Area this weekend for the All-Star Game, more than a third of the league's teams won't be represented on the rosters. That's the inevitable result of the NBA selecting fewer players (26, including two injury replacements) than there are teams (30), plus a handful hogging multiple selections.
NBA All-Star 2025: Format, schedule, location, rosters and news - ESPN
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game, set for Feb. 16 and televised on TNT at 8 p.m. ET, will have a new format that features a tournament-style event consisting of four teams of eight players each.
Bucks' Damian Lillard out vs. Timberwolves with sore hamstring - ESPN
Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Damian Lillard will sit out Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the final game before the All-Star break, with right hamstring soreness.
Sources - Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out through All-Star break - ESPN
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined through the next week due to a left calf injury and will miss the All-Star Game next Sunday, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Suns downgrade Kevin Durant to doubtful for Thunder matchup - ESPN
Kevin Durant, who is 26 points shy of 30,000 for his career, has been downgraded to doubtful for Wednesday's road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder as trade speculation swirls around the future Hall of Famer.