[Shiller] -Zach Lowe: "This is a big year for Steph Curry because there was a lot of, 'Can he carry a team?' " -Bill Simmons: "From idiots. You're an idiot if you made that point ... they were 140-24 in the two seasons before Durant got there. You guys are morons if you said that."

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[Stein] Raptors say Scariolo, Nurse's assistant and the longtime coach of Spain's national team, will be in charge tonight against Houston with Nurse and five other members of the coaching staff entering the league's health and safety protocols.

[Shiller] James Wiseman on his preferred nickname: "I'd say J-Wise or J-Dub. Big Jim is not it. I don't like that nickname at all."

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[Charania] Nets star Kevin Durant will be out through the NBA All-Star break due to left hamstring strain.

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[SI] James Dolan once complained to Adam Silver about 'Game of Zones' joke: "The league is cool with Game of Zones but they work for the owners and they had to let us know Dolan wasn't cool with it. But everyone else was like 'That’s just this particular guy (Dolan), he's a little fussy.'"

[Stein] Raptors coach Nick Nurse and five other members of the Toronto coaching staff are entering the league's health and safety protocols and will not coach tonight, @NYTSports has learned

[Vorkunov] Derrick Rose called Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau a "martinet" today. Had to look that up in my Walt Clyde Frazier pocket dictionary. It is very appropriate.

[Charania] MRI on 76ers forward Tobias Harris’ right knee showed no structural damage, confirmed a contusion, source tells @TheAthletic @Stadium .

[Charania] New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin is expected to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk contest on All-Star Sunday night in Atlanta, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium .

[Katz] Nuggets coach Michael Malone: “I feel bad for Bradley Beal. Everyday, his name is on HoopsHype about trades. Let the kid play."

[Highlight] Bobby Portis gives us his best Zion impression

[Bontemps] Seth Curry says there's nothing personal with playing the Mavericks, the team that traded him to Philly in the offseason, tonight. "I just think they made a bad business decision." Said he enjoyed seeing his former coaches and teammates.

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[MacMahon] Luka Doncic, asked about Ben Simmons' defensive prowess: "I don't really pay attention to who's on me. I just try to play my game. Sometimes I'm gonna play it better, sometimes worse."

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[Highlight] Charles Barkley with an NBA endorsement: "I'm getting ready for March Madness, I'm not even watching a lot of NBA"

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[Grange] NBA commissioner Adam Silver has apologized to Masai Ujiri for comments he made in the wake of the Raptors president's disturbing confrontation with a sheriff’s deputy minutes after Toronto's first championship.

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[Charania] DeMarcus Cousins has cleared waivers and is free to sign with any NBA team, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium .

[Robb] Brad Stevens to @ZoandBertrand on Celtics recent struggles: "I was just telling my wife, 'I had a root canal and my identity stolen last week and I think those were two of my better days in the last eight days.'"

Kevin Garnett on MJ: “Whenever I see Jordan he palms my head and says, ‘Remember the game I gave you 40 in three quarters?’ And then he has this sidekick around him and he’s like, ‘Pull that [video] up.’ And then a guy goes and pulls it up! I’m like, ‘Who walks around with content? Like, tee it up.”

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[Highlight] Steven Adams shows off his athleticness

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[Charania] Sources: Two new NBA players have tested positive for coronavirus out of 455 tested in the last week.

[Stein] The NBA says its Play-In Tournament for the Nos. 7-10 seeds in each conference will take place May 18-21 and that the 2021 playoffs will begin May 22

[Walden] Donovan Mitchell will be participating in the 3-Point Shootout. "I just found out today. … I've been begging Joe to do it, but he won't. He'll probably be in his rocking chair or something."

[Mizell] Chris Paul when asked about how Devin Booker is feeling abt All-Star snub: "Book is gonna be fine. Mont said it this morning, and it's true for me too, I came here because of Book. You know what I mean? Don't make any mistake about that. I came to Phoenix because of Book."

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[Lewenberg] FVV: "Also, there's too much real s*** going on in the world for me to be crying about making the All-Star Game" He jokes, "I didn't want to go anyway, let's go with that. Let's go with that narrative. I'm going to be s𝕒lty and be a sore loser. I didn't wanna go, how bout that?"

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[Highlight] Luka and Boban dancing arm-in-arm during the pregame warmup