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Saturday 16 February 2019
ALL-STAR have won All-Star MVP
Continued from Page 17 honors in their home cit-
He and Stephen Curry had ies, spanning a total of 15
the jobs last year when games.
the captain's format was The list of hometown All-Star
first introduced to the All- MVPs: Anthony Davis (New
Star weekend, and he and Orleans, 2017), Kobe Bryant
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Los Angeles, 2011), Sha-
have the jobs this year. quille O'Neal (Phoenix, 2009
But James' records revolv- and Los Angeles, 2004), Karl
ing around this game hard- Malone and John Stockton
ly stop there. (Utah, 1993), Michael Jor-
By starting on Sunday, dan (Chicago, 1988), Tom
James will tie Kobe Bryant Chambers (Seattle, 1987),
with 15 starts in the All-Star Jerry West (Los Angeles,
Game. James will also ex- 1972), Rick Barry (the San
tend his record of consecu- Francisco area, 1967), Adri-
tive starts, which will also rise an Smith (Cincinnati, 1966),
to 15. Some of the other All- Bob Pettit (St. Louis, 1958
Star records James already and 1962), Wilt Chamber-
holds include total points lain (Philadelphia, 1960),
(343), field goals (141) and Bob Cousy (Boston, 1957)
3-pointers (35). and Ed Macauley (Boston,
And by playing two min- 1951). Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers, third from left, presents All-Star jerseys to Klay
Thompson (11), Stephen Curry (30) and Kevin Durant (35) prior to an NBA basketball game against
utes, James will increase his AGE MARK the Utah Jazz, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Oakland, Calif.
All-Star total in that stat to Assuming he plays, Dallas' Associated Press
416 — one more than Bry- Dirk Nowitzki — one of the
ant for No. 2 on the all-time special additions to the ros- Weinmann and Shaw were of the league's best play- $610,000.
list. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ters by NBA Commissioner invited to play in Friday's ers and a key to Milwaukee EASTBOUND
has played the most All- Adam Silver, who also add- All-Star Celebrity Game going into the break with This All-Star weekend is
Star minutes, 449. ed Miami's Dwyane Wade to commemorate heroic an NBA-best 43-14 record. the first of four straight in
FOULING OUT to the list — will become acts. Weinmann, a retired There will be plenty of G Eastern Conference cities.
Bold prediction: No one will the second 40-something Marine, used a military League graduates partici- Chicago gets it next year,
foul out on Sunday. to appear in the All-Star transport vehicle — which pating on All-Star Saturday Indianapolis in 2021 and
The last player to foul out Game. Nowitzki is 40; Ka- he bought at a govern- as well — Middleton, Seth Cleveland in 2022. The site
of an All-Star Game was reem Abdul-Jabbar played ment auction years ago — Curry, Danny Green and for the 2023 game remains
Hakeem Olajuwon in 1987. in the game when he was during Hurricane Florence Joe Harris are all slated to unknown; Salt Lake City
Chris Paul was the most re- 40 and 41. last September to help res- be in the 3-point contest. and Sacramento are two
cent to come close, when Michael Jordan almost cue flood victims in North CASH MATTERS sites often mentioned as
he was whistled for five pulled off the feat; he was Carolina and bring them There is some money at candidates for that year,
fouls in the 2008 game. eight days shy of turning 40 to safety. Shaw disarmed a stake during All-Star Sat- and Orlando is a likely suitor
There have been only 14 when he last played in the man who had opened fire urday events, and every- for the 2024 game.
instances of someone foul- All-Star Game in 2003. Jor- at a Waffle House restau- body gets something. THE REFS
ing out of an All-Star Game. dan, now the owner of the rant near Nashville last April Everyone in the dunk con- Sunday's All-Star Game will
Rick Barry and Bob Cousy Charlotte Hornets and the and has been heralded as test will receive at least be officiated by Scott Fos-
each fouled out twice; 10 unofficial host of the week- a life-saving hero since for $20,000, everyone in the ter, Curtis Blair and David
others, including Olajuwon, end, will turn 56 on Sunday. wrestling the AR-15 out of skills challenge gets at least Guthrie. It's a home game
have done so once. Wade, also assuming he the alleged shooter's hands $15,000 and all participants of sorts for Guthrie, who re-
MVPs AT HOME gets into the game, will be- by the barrel. in the 3-point shootout take sides in Charlotte.
Kemba Walker, the lone come the 12th player to be G LEAGUE FIRST home at least $10,000. From Foster worked the 2010 All-
Charlotte player in this an All-Star at 37 or older. Khris Middleton of the Mil- there, prize money varies Star Game in Dallas. It's the
year's All-Star Game, has Wade turned 37 last month. waukee Bucks is the first by finish — the skills chal- first All-Star Game for Blair
suggested that he's hop- HEROES member of a new club. lenge winner gets $55,000, and Guthrie. The Friday
ing he can wow the home Jason Weinmann and He's the first G League alum the 3-point shootout cham- and Saturday events will be
crowd with an MVP-worthy James Shaw Jr. might not to become an NBA All-Star. pion wins $60,000 and the worked by a crew of new-
performance. be "celebrities," at least not Middleton spent a short dunk contest winner takes er refs — third-year official
There's a history of that sort in the classic sense. time during the 2012-13 home $105,000. Aaron Smith and fourth-
of thing happening. There But the NBA rightly believes season in the G League, In all, the Saturday night year officials Mitchell Ervin
have been 14 players who they should be celebrated. before blossoming into one participants will split and Gediminas Petraitis.q

AP source: Severino, Yanks agree to $40M, 4-year contract

By RONALD BLUM team option for 2023 that Severino gets a $2 million had asked for a raise from and was sent to the minor
AP Baseball Writer could make the agree- signing bonus, $4 million in $604,975 to $5.25 million in leagues several times.
NEW YORK (AP) — Right- ment worth $52.25 million 2019, $10 million in 2020, his first season of arbitration A right-hander who turns 25
hander Luis Severino avoid- for five seasons. If the op- $10.5 million in 2021 and $11 eligibility and the Yankees next Wednesday, Severino
ed an arbitration hearing tion is not exercised, Sev- million in 2022. The team had offered $4.4 million. is a two-time All-Star. He
with the New York Yankees, erino would be eligible for option is for $15 million with Severino has a 41-25 career went 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA
agreeing Friday to a $40 free agency after the 2022 a $2.75 million buyout. record with a 3.51 ERA and last year, winning 14 of his
million, four-year contract, season. He had been scheduled falls two days of service first 16 decisions but then
a person familiar with the The person spoke on condi- for the final salary arbitra- time short of having been five of his last 11. He came
negotiations told The Asso- tion of anonymity because tion hearing of the year on eligible for free agency af- out early in both of his post-
ciated Press. the agreement is subject to Friday morning at St. Pe- ter 2021. He was set back season starts, going 0-1 in
Severino's deal includes a a successful physical. tersburg, Florida. Severino when he struggled in 2016 seven innings.q