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All-Star events draw biggest audience in 24 years

NBA: 75th All Star GameFeb 15, 2026; Inglewood, California, USA; Team USA Stars guard Anthony Edwards (5) of the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrates with the MVP trophy after the championship game during the 75th NBA All Star Game at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

The NBA’s All-Star festivities drew their largest viewing audience in nearly a quarter-century last weekend, the league announced Thursday.

The league said 46 million people in the United States watched All-Star weekend across the NBC platforms and ESPN, the most since 2011 and more than triple last season.

Capped off by Sunday’s reformatted USA vs. World mini-tournament of four 12-minute games, the weekend also featured Friday’s celebrity game and Rising Stars event and Saturday’s 3-Point Contest, Shooting Stars and Slam Dunk Contest.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was named MVP of Sunday’s 75th NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Edwards led the USA Stars to a 47-21 win against USA Stripes in the final.

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Hawks convert F Caleb Houstan to standard contract

NBA: Preseason-Atlanta Hawks at Memphis GrizzliesOct 11, 2025; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Caleb Houstan (33) handles the ball as Memphis Grizzlies forward Tyler Burton (4) defends during the fourth quarter at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

The Atlanta Hawks converted forward Caleb Houstan’s contract from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Houstan, 23, has played in 10 games for Atlanta this season and averaged 2.3 points and 4.9 minutes as a reserve.

The Orlando Magic selected Houstan in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2022 NBA Draft out of Michigan. He played his first three seasons with the Magic and averaged 4.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 14.4 minutes in 168 games (23 starts) from 2022-25.

Houstan signed a two-way contract with the Hawks on Oct. 18, 2025. He averaged 15.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 32.9 minutes in 30 games (all starts) this season with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League.

He became the first Hawks player to appear in NBA and G League games on the same day on Dec. 3, playing a daytime game with the Skyhawks and a night game with Atlanta.

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Bulls' Josh Giddey, Tre Jones probable to return vs. Raptors

NBA: Chicago Bulls at Atlanta HawksDec 21, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones (30) guard Josh Giddey (3) and center Nikola Vucevic (9) react after defeating the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Chicago Bulls guards Josh Giddey and Tre Jones are listed as probable to return to the court for Thursday’s game against the visiting Toronto Raptors.

Both players have been sidelined with left hamstring injuries.

Giddey has missed the past eight games after aggravating the injury against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 28. He sustained the initial injury on Dec. 29 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and missed the next 11 games.

Giddey, 23, boasts career-best averages in points (18.6), assists (8.8) and rebounds (8.6) while playing in 34 games (31 starts) this season.

He has averaged 14.6 points, 7.6 assists and 6.4 rebounds in 314 career games (310 starts) with the Thunder (2021-24) and Bulls since being selected by Oklahoma City with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.

Jones, 26, has not played since Jan. 22. He is averaging 12.4 points, 5.8 assists and a team-leading 1.3 steals in 38 games (20 starts) this season.

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O's INF Jordan Westburg physically 'unable to participate'

MLB: Baltimore Orioles at New York YankeesSep 28, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg (11) hits a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the fourth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images

Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg was not on the field with the team for a spring training workout on Thursday, and manager Craig Albernaz doesn’t know when his status will change.

“He’s unable to participate right now,” the first-year manager said Thursday. “Getting evaluated by our medical team and also outside people. See what’s going on with Jordan and get him ready to go.”

Westburg, 27, felt his oblique tighten on the right side early in spring training. Albernaz did not specifically point to the muscle injury as the reason for his absence and wouldn’t say if he had a different injury.

Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said earlier this month that Westburg’s oblique injury dates to January.

The Baltimore Banner reported Thursday, however, that Westburg had imaging done on his elbow.

“Just physically unable to go,” Albernaz said. “We want to make sure we do our due diligence. Make sure Jordan has the best chance to play this year.”

Injuries have been a hindrance in Westburg’s three seasons in Baltimore, which drafted him 30th overall in 2020 out of Mississippi State.

He played 85 games last season and required injured list stints due to a left hamstring injury and a sprained ankle. He also missed parts of 2025 spring training with back tightness. He played 107 games in 2024 and was named an All-Star, but also missed seven weeks with a fractured hand.

In 260 career games, Westburg has a .264 batting average with 38 home runs and 127 RBIs.

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