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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- His nickname is the Human Pogo Stick and Utah's JeremyEvans set out to put some bounce back into the Slam Dunk Contest.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Bucks say center Andrew Bogut won't needsurgery on his injured left ankle.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant was a no-show during Friday's media sessionat All-Star weekend.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- David Stern will reveal only two things about hisfuture as NBA commissioner.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Orlando waited 20 years to host All-Star weekend again,and Dwight Howard wants nothing to spoil the party.

New York Knicks ' Jeremy Lin appears for an availability before the NBA All-Star BBVA Rising Stars Challenge basketball game in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- At the halfway point of an already whirlwind NBAseason, union leader Billy Hunter is pleased overall while still reservingjudgment about the game in the aftermath of the prolonged lockout.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Kyrie Irving kicked off the aerial display with analley-oop to Paul George. Cleveland's rookie point guard then showed off hislong-range shooting skills.

Pacers great Reggie Miller, pictured with sister Cheryl Miller, was a five-time All-Star.

MIAMI (AP) -- Jeremy Lin collided with LeBron James shortly after tip-off,stumbling backward.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher (2) shoots in front of Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins , left, and forward Serge Ibaka (9), of Republic of Congo, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Oklahoma City won 100-85.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard is sitting outthe Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star weekend with a strained right calf.

Asian-American NBA star Jeremy Lin has inspired his own flavor from ice cream maker Ben and Jerry's, but waffle cone pieces have replaced fortune cookie bits in "Taste the Linsanity."

San Antonio Spurs forward DeJuan Blair (45) tries to drive past Denver Nuggets power forward Al Harrington (7) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in Denver. The Spurs won 114-99.

Jeremy Lin said Friday he is trying to embrace the moment and have fun with all the attention he is receiving during his first NBA all-star weekend.

Former Indiana Pacers great Reggie Miller was named as a first-time finalist for the Basketball Hall of Fame, one of a dozen finalists for the class of 2012.

Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy yells at an official during the second half of their 83-78 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in Atlanta.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Not Magic and Bird, not Kobe or LeBron. Not evenMichael Jordan.

(Reuters) - Reggie Miller, one of the greatest clutch scorers in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, headlined the list of 12 finalists for the 2012 class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. Miller, a smooth-shooting five-times All-Star who spent his entire 18-season career with the Indiana Pacers, …

CHICAGO (AP) -- Derrick Rose's response was a bit like his drives and dunks -- quick and emphatic.

DALLAS (AP) -- When the Dallas Mavericks let stalwart defender Tyson Chandlergo after winning their first NBA championship, there was a big hole in themiddle and plenty of questions about how drastically it would affect them.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- After two miserable seasons and four bad ones beforethat, the Minnesota Timberwolves had nowhere to go except up.

The fanatical frenzy surrounding New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin isbecoming even more Linsane.