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While the All-Star break continues, we look at why Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the NBA MVP so far.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest on All-Star Weekend. (all times local)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest on All-Star Weekend. (all times local)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Sonya Curry hasn''t stopped smiling all weekend.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest on All-Star Weekend. (all times local)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) All-Star Sunday has arrived.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest on NBA All-Star Weekend (all times local):

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Boston''s Jayson Tatum got his gamewinner from midcourt. Oklahoma City''s Hamidou Diallo went over Shaquille O''Neal to help win his trophy. And Brooklyn''s Joe Harris made all the shots at all the right times to deny Golden State''s Stephen Curry a storybook ending in his hometown.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Milwaukee has the best record in the NBA, Denver has its coaching staff at the All-Star Game and Sacramento is in position to end the league''s longest current playoff drought.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest on NBA All-Star Weekend (all times local):

The Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers try to get back to their winning ways when they clash on Friday night.

Adding Tobias Harris gives the Philadelphia 76ers one of the best starting lineups in the NBA.

One of the biggest rivalries in the NBA will be renewed when LeBron James and the Lakers visit Kyrie Irving and the Celtics on Thursday night.

Two reeling teams clash when the New Orleans Pelicans visit the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

The Miami Heat try to get back on track when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers in Dwyane Wade's last game at the Moda Center.

One week ago, Anthony Davis requested a trade from the Pelicans. His agent Rich Paul informed the Pelicans that he will decline his inevitable supermax extension offer from the organization this summer and that he wanted to be traded to another team.

The Phoenix Suns try to at least have a decent showing when they host the inconsistent Houston Rockets.

The red-hot Oklahoma City Thunder visit the surging Boston Celtics in a potential NBA Finals preview on Sunday.

The Golden State Warriors host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night and while most of the attention will be on James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the one player that can make a difference is Klay Thompson.