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Over the All-Star break, news broke that longtime Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss had been hospitalized and was battling cancer.
Monday, Dr. Buss passed away.
[Heisler on Buss: As owners go, he stands alone]
Many NBA players (former and current), owners and personnel sent their regards via Twitter.
The NBA announced Friday the teams and participants for the Shooting Stars competition, which annually kicks off All-Star Saturday Night.
Here are the teams, which are made up of an NBA player, a WNBA player and a former player:
ATLANTA: Joe Johnson, Lindsey Harding, Steve Smith
NEW YORK: Landry Fields, Cappie Pondexter, Allan Houston
ORLANDO: Jameer Nelson, Marie Ferdinand-Harris, Dennis Scott
TEXAS: Chandler Parsons, Sophia Young, Kenny Smith
Atlanta is the defending champion, but the New York entry appears to be the favorite because the event is a shooting competition, and Fields is the worst shooter in the trio. The bottom line is this event usually comes down to the dumb luck of who throws in a half-court shot first.
