CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cavs guard Darius Garland eats the elbow, but Hawks guard Trae Young shoots the free throws. Groans fill the arena, but referees won’t change the call. The replay shows Young flailing his body with no basketball intention besides drawing a whistle,

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

Evan Mobley was rewarded with his first All-Star appearance, and he celebrated with this slam. The Cavaliers are blowing out the Hawks on TNT. Mobley has 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, Darius Garland added 29 and the ... the fourth with a 10-0 run to seize control. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points and Julius Randle finished ...

Darius Garland finished with 29 points ... chipped in 14 points while making six of nine shots from the field. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 9-for-22 shooting for Minnesota.

The NBA All-Stars have been selected. The 10 players designated as starters were announced on Jan. 23, the remaining 14 players designated as reserves were revealed Thursday — and now, those 24 players will be drafted onto eight-player teams for the games that will be played on Feb.

LeBron James had 24 points and 11 assists before resting for the final quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 134-96 rout of the Washington Wizards on Thursday (Friday in Manila). While James sat out, his son Bronny played the whole fourth quarter and scored a career-high five points — a development that delighted the crowd,

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks Trae Young has come up with a new word that’s very familiar to his lack of being named an NBA All-Star. “It’s no longer getting “snubbed” it’s getting “Traed” at this point,” Young posted on X.

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard will join his All-NBA teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo on the 2025 NBA All-Star team this season as a reserve, the "Inside The NBA" hosts announced on TNT. As TNT's social team observes, Lillard has just made his second team in his two seasons with Milwaukee.

The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves. Teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.

For the fourth time in his NBA career, Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown has been named as an All-Star for the Eastern Conference.