Three players with local ties were plenty busy during All-Star weekend in Los Angeles.
The Heat's Chris Bosh (Georgia Tech), the Magic's Dwight Howard (Southwest Atlanta Christian) and rookie Derrick Favors (either the Nets or the Jazz, depending on what day we're talking about) all competed in All-Star activities.
Bosh scored 14 points and pulled down five rebounds for the East squad in the 148-143 loss to the West on Sunday night.
Howard scored five points and had seven rebounds.
And Favors (Georgia Tech), whom the Nets traded in the deal for Jazz point guard Deron Williams on Wednesday, competed in the Rookie Challenge on Friday.
Favors scored nine points on 4-for-6 shooting in the rookies' 148-140 victory over the second-year players. The rookies shot 64 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from 3-point range, but a dismal 65 percent from the line.
Bosh didn't have to leave the West Coast for his next game. He scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds Tuesday night in the Heat's 117-97 victory at the Sacramento Kings, Miami's 11th victory in the past 12 games. Before the All-Star break, Bosh scored 25 points in Miami's 103-95 victory at Toronto on Feb. 16.
Amid all this, and following the Knicks' acquisition of Carmelo Anthony from the Nuggets to the Knicks and the Nets' trade for Williams, the rumor mill hinted at a not-very-likely trade of Howard to the Lakers for Andruw Bynum.
The trade deadline is Thursday.
Howard scored 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds in a 101-76 win over the Wizards on Feb. 16.
The week that was
Al-Farouq Aminu (Norcross High) scored 12 points of 5-for-6 shooting Tuesday in the Clippers' 111-88 loss to the Thunder. He scored two points in 10 minutes of a 98-90 victory against the Timberwolves on Feb. 16, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Kwame Brown (Glynn Academy) scored eight points and had four rebounds in the Bobcats' 114-101 win over the Raptors on Tuesday night.
Pistons guard Will Bynum (Georgia Tech) had five points with seven assists in a 115-105 victory against the Pacers on Feb. 16. He fired away in a 108-100 loss to the Rockets on Tuesday, scoring 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting with six assists.
The Nets' Anthony Morrow (Georgia Tech) had 14 points and four rebounds in the loss to the Celtics on Feb. 16
J.J. Hickson (Wheeler High) scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the Cavaliers' shocking 104-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 16.
The Hornets' Jarrett Jack (Georgia Tech) had 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 103-96 loss to the Trail Blazers on Feb. 16. He was arrested on DUI charges in Gwinnett County early Sunday morning.
It has been a slow week for the Wizards' Al Thornton (Perry High). On Tuesday night in a 113-96 loss to the Pacers, he scored seven points in 12 minutes. He scored two points in four minutes in a 101-76 loss to the Magic on Feb. 16.
Philadelphia 76ers forward Thaddeus Young (Georgia Tech) scored 19 points on 9-for-14 shooting and grabbed four rebounds in a 114-105 victory over the Rockets on Feb. 16.
Sixers teammate Louis Williams (South Gwinnett High) also scored 19 points, shooting 8-for-14 in the victory. Jodie Meeks (Norcross High) did not score in the game.
Absent
Suns center Garret Siler (Augusta State) and rookie forward Gani Lawal (Georgia Tech) were inactive last week. Lawal tore ligaments in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season.
The D-League
Holy Innocents' and Marietta High's Patrick Ewing Jr. of the Sioux Falls Skyforce scored nine points and snared five rebounds in the East's 115-108 victory in the Development League's All-Star game Saturday in Los Angeles. ... Javaris Crittenton (Georgia Tech and Southwest Atlanta Christian) led the Dakota Wizards with 25 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in a 103-93 loss to Utah on Feb. 16.
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