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Aaron Gordon headlines the field for All-Star dunk contest (Sports Betting News)Aaron Gordon headlines the field for All-Star dunk contest (Sports Betting News)

Orlando Magic's Aaron Gordon, right, dunks as Minnesota Timberwolves' Shabazz Muhammad looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves won 111-105 in overtime. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Aaron Gordon has unfinished business in the All-Star dunk contest. The skywalking Orlando Magic forward is one of the four selections for this year’s contest, to be held on Feb. 18 in New Orleans on All-Star Saturday night. DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers, Glenn Robinson III of Indiana and Derrick Jones Jr. of Phoenix will also be in the dunk contest.

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Aaron Gordon headlines the field for All-Star dunk contest (Sports Betting News)Aaron Gordon headlines the field for All-Star dunk contest (Sports Betting News)

Aaron Gordon has unfinished business in the All-Star dunk contest. The skywalking Orlando Magic forward is one of the four selections for this year’s contest, to be held on Feb. 18 in New Orleans on All-Star Saturday night. DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers, Glenn Robinson III of Indiana and Derrick Jones Jr. of Phoenix will also be in the dunk contest.

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76ers’ without Embiid, Noel for matchup against Spurs (Sports Betting News)76ers’ without Embiid, Noel for matchup against Spurs (Sports Betting News)

Philadelphia center Joel Embiid will not play against the San Antonio Spurs, remaining at home to rest a bruised left knee. The 76ers will also be without Nerlens Noel, who has an upper respiratory infection, and Robert Covington is out with a bruised right hand. San Antonio will be without LaMarcus Aldridge, who has a sore right knee.

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Magic Johnson returns to Lakers as adviser to Jeanie Buss (Sports Betting News)Magic Johnson returns to Lakers as adviser to Jeanie Buss (Sports Betting News)

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for a stadium which will be home to the Los Angeles Football Club in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Johnson, a co-owner of the soccer team, was on hand for the groundbreaking for the $350 million stadium that will house Southern California's newest soccer team. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Magic Johnson returned to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday as an adviser to owner Jeanie Buss, possibly signaling a change in the power structure of the 16-time NBA champion franchise. Johnson, one of the most beloved players in franchise history, will assist Buss ”in all areas of basketball and business,” according to the team’s news release. Buss’ brother, Jim, currently runs the Lakers’ basketball operations with general manager Mitch Kupchak, but Los Angeles is in the midst of its fourth consecutive terrible season during the longest playoff drought in franchise history.

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Magic Johnson returns to Lakers as adviser to Jeanie Buss (Sports Betting News)Magic Johnson returns to Lakers as adviser to Jeanie Buss (Sports Betting News)

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for a stadium which will be home to the Los Angeles Football Club in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Johnson, a co-owner of the soccer team, was on hand for the groundbreaking for the $350 million stadium that will house Southern California's newest soccer team. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Magic Johnson returned to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday as an adviser to owner Jeanie Buss, possibly signaling a change in the power structure of the 16-time NBA champion franchise. Johnson, one of the most beloved players in franchise history, will assist Buss ”in all areas of basketball and business,” according to the team’s news release. Buss’ brother, Jim, currently runs the Lakers’ basketball operations with general manager Mitch Kupchak, but Los Angeles is in the midst of its fourth consecutive terrible season during the longest playoff drought in franchise history.

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Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue has his Nebraska jersey retired (Sports Betting News)Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue has his Nebraska jersey retired (Sports Betting News)

February has gotten off to a good start for Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue. On Wednesday, the Cavaliers, who lost eight of 15 games in January, started the month with an impressive win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. On Thursday night, Lue was at Nebraska to have his Cornhuskers’ jersey retired.

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