THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 SPORTS 7A 2 years after snub, Curry is All-Star man of the moment NEW YORK (AP) — Ste- phen Curry will take on his team- mate and team up with his father, WKHQ¿QDOO\WDNHWKHÀRRUDVWKH leading vote-getter for the All- Star game. The Golden State Warriors’ guard might be the man of the weekend, and even he can’t be- lieve how quickly it’s happened after he was an All-Star snub just two years ago. “I remember where I was the night I didn’t hear my name called and thought that was a real possibility,” he said. “I was in sitting in the hotel room watching the announcements AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file and obviously (David) Lee was a Golden State Warriors Klay representative, so happy for him, Thompson, left, celebrates but in two short years obviously with Stephen Curry after where it is now, it’s unreal.” scoring during an NBA Curry rebounded from not game against getting chosen in 2013, when he the Kings in Sacramento, AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File had the highest scoring average Calif., Oct. 29. The War- forward Pau Gasol, left, and his brother vie for a jump ball among players not picked, by be- riors shooting tandem will at the start of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 19. The duo will make history Sunday, when the LQJD¿UVWWLPHVHOHFWLRQODVW\HDU own the All-Star spotlight Spanish centers become the first brothers to start against each other in the NBA All-Star game. +H ¿QLVKHG PRUH WKDQ  in New York this weekend, votes ahead of LeBron James to competing in the 3-point be the top vote-getter this season, contest Saturday night in and he heads to the break as a Brooklyn, then playing for Brothers Pau, Marc Gasol leading candidate for the MVP the Western Conference in award. the All-Star game Sunday The Warriors have the NBA’s at Madison Square Garden. best record and will be well-rep- await NBA All-Star history resented on Sunday. Steve Kerr teams may be rivals on the court, will coach the Western Con- but Commissioner Adam Silver ference, and he tabbed Curry’s insists it was easy to get them to NEW YORK (AP) — Marc Gasol back-court mate, Klay Thomp- share the festivities. can hardly wait for one of the NBA All- GAME TIME ‘That jump ball is son, to start in place of the injured “I wish there was some smoke Star game’s most mundane moments. . ¿OOHGURRPVWRU\LQ0RVFRZWKDW NBA All-Star Game “I’m just really excited for the jump Sunday going to symbolize a The night before, Curry and I could tell you, but in fact both ball,” he said. 5:30 p.m. Thompson are part of an elite organizations were incredibly co- That’s because it will be against his TNT/TBS lot of things, different ¿HOG IRU WKH $OO6WDU 6DWXUGD\ operative,” Silver said. big brother. ways to do things 3-point contest. Curry will also Teammates with their national team, team up with his father, Dell, Michele’s moment once traded for each other and sharing has followed Pau as Memphis’ man in with the same kind a former NBA player, and the Michele Roberts will hold her a lifetime love of basketball that devel- the middle, was voted by fans to start for WNBA’s Sue Bird in the shoot- ¿UVW $OO6WDU SUHVV FRQIHUHQFH oped in their grandmother’s backyard in the West. of goal and what we ing stars competition. since being chosen last year as Spain, Marc and Pau Gasol will make ,W¶V WKH ¿UVW WLPH WZR EURWKHUV ZLOO He says there is more pres- the NBA Players Association’s KLVWRU\DVWKH¿UVWEURWKHUVWRVWDUWLQWKH VWDUWWKH$OO6WDUJDPH7KH\DUHWKH¿UVW stand for as players sure to beat his teammate than H[HFXWLYHGLUHFWRUWKH¿UVWZRP- All-Star game. siblings to play in the same game since and as men, so that there is to not lose with his dad. an to head a North American “That jump ball is going to symbolize Tom and Dick Van Arsdale in 1970 and “The Currys have never won team sport’s union. Her weekend a lot of things, different ways to do things ‘71. jump ball is going to a 3-point contest, so I think that’s won’t be all business — she’s with the same kind of goal and what we “It’s a beautiful thing. We are a lucky probably the more pressure,” he bringing back the popular Player stand for as players and as men, so that family,” Pau said during a conference be unique.’ said. Association’s party that’s been jump ball is going to be unique,” Marc call with his brother. — Marc Gasol Even if he loses them all, it’s on hiatus for a few years. said Monday. “It’s hard to put into words ,W¶VWKH¿IWK$OO6WDUDSSHDUDQFHIRU Memphis Grizzlies center a big weekend for Curry. His what that jump ball is going to mean.” Pau, who was a star from nearly the career-high performance of 54 Celebrity coaches Not for those who know the brothers minute he came to the NBA. He was the points in February 2013 came at Knicks All-Star Carmelo An- best. 2002 Rookie of the Year and the MVP Time together is rare during the sea- Madison Square Garden, site of thony and director Spike Lee will “When you’re close to somebody of the 2006 world basketball champi- son — especially now that they are in Sunday’s game, not long after the serve as coaches in today’s celeb- like I am with those two guys, you feel onship, and he won two titles with the different conferences. So they will enjoy last All-Star game that went on rity game. Anthony plans to be a really special,” said Knicks guard Jose Lakers after they acquired him from these days in New York, along with par- without him. laid-back one. Calderon, a longtime teammate of the Memphis during the 2007-08 season. ents, wives, kids and other supporters. Hard to imagine him missing “All celebrities feel like they Gasols on the Spanish national team. Success for the 30-year-old Marc, And Marc should have plenty of another one any time soon. think they know how to play bas- “We’ve been working together and whose rights were traded from the them inside Madison Square Garden. A “Just to be on a winning team, ketball. Some of them are pretty playing together for so many years, so Lakers to the Grizzlies in the deal, was free agent this summer who could draw best record in the West and have good, so just a matter of putting it’s like a brother, like family. I think it’s slower and a little more unexpected — interest from the Knicks, he laughed off the vision that we have for this them out there and throwing the really great for Spanish basketball, for except to Pau. the idea that he might receive some of team this year,” Curry said, “and ball out there and telling them Spain, even for the NBA. You’ve got “I’m just happy to see him do so well the loudest cheers Sunday. then all the other stuff that comes to go,” Anthony said. “They’re two brothers starting for two different and also with his team, with the Griz- “I think there’s going to be many from that when it comes to per- going to do their own thing any- conferences. I don’t know if that is go- zlies, a franchise that has also been a more popular guys than me in that are- sonal accolades and acknowl- way.” ing to happen again in basketball.” big part of my career,” Pau said. “Just na, but I don’t know how it’s going to edgments and all that stuff, kind What about Lee, the Knicks’ 3DXLVLQKLV¿UVWVHDVRQZLWKWKH overall, a lot of pride, a lot of joy to see go,” he said. “It’s going to be one very of try to keep it in perspective most passionate celebrity fan? Chicago Bulls and was elected to start your brother do so well, and I know he’s unique night and I can’t wait to enjoy because it is crazy. “Oh, Spike is going to be into for the Eastern Conference. Marc, who going to continue to do well.” it.” “In two years, that’s a lot it,” Anthony said. “Spike’ll be that’s happened.” loud, Spike will be really coach- Here are other things to watch ing.” during All-Star weekend: Missing men Tigers outlast the Warriors, 39-32 One city, two arenas All the stars aren’t healthy The Friday and Saturday enough to be All-Stars. The West By GARY HENLEY In Thursday’s loss, it was nal game, while Norgren had Warrenton’s Romana King events go to Brooklyn’s Bar- roster is missing the injured Bry- The Daily Astorian Warrenton that rallied from a 16 for the Tigers, despite not KLW D SRLQWHU LQ WKH ¿UVW clays Center, while the Knicks’ DQW %ODNH *ULI¿Q DQG$QWKRQ\ GH¿FLWLQWKH¿UVWTXDUWHU scoring in the second and quarter, then made another in Madison Square Garden hosts Davis, all of whom had been vot- WARRENTON — The then clamped down defen- third quarters. the second, to go with a pair the All-Star game Sunday. The ed by fans as starters. good news for the Warrenton sively to hold the Tigers to After going winless last of 3-pointers from teammate boys basketball team: This just eight points in the second VHDVRQ :DUUHQWRQ ¿QLVKHG Landree Miethe. year’s losses may be next quarter, and zero points in the 8-16 overall this season. 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