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NBA All-Stars keep dropping like flies and major changes could be on the horizon for some struggling teams. We\u2019ll kick off today\u2019s sports news with the hardwood.<\/p>\n
NBA news: Kobe and Iverson to miss All-Star game; Jamison to Boston?<\/strong><\/p>\n We knew Kobe\u2019s ankle could keep him out of Sunday\u2019s All-Star game in Dallas; now it\u2019s confirmed. Kobe won\u2019t play and neither will Allen Iverson. A.I, has missed five straight games taking care of his sick daughter. He\u2019ll be replayed by New York Knicks forward David Lee. Jason Kidd will join the West roster in Kobe\u2019s place.<\/p>\n Pundits everywhere, myself included, have ragged on the Boston Celtics all month. \u201cThey\u2019re done,\u201d we say. \u201cRay Allen and Kevin Garnett are\u00a0old.\u201d <\/em>Well, even if we haven\u2019t underestimated Boston\u2019s banged up stars, maybe we\u2019ve underestimated general manager Danny Ainge. He\u2019s never afraid to make a bold move and a huge trade rumor is boiling between the Celts and Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n The rumoured swap would have Boston send Allen, Brian Scalabrine and J.R. Giddens \u2013 all of whom have expiring contracts \u2013 to the Wizz for Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. Pretty scary. It helps the Wizz too, ridding them of some big contracts and allowing them to start from square one next year. Washington has also offered Butler and DeShawn Steven son to Dallas for Josh Howard and another expiring contract; that deal is also quite possible. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n Another tidbit to discuss is not so much news as it is crazy food for thought. A Yahoo sports column today pointed out that the New Jersey Nets should have about $27 million in cap space next season. Combine that with Brook Lopez and a very legit shot at John Wall in the draft and you could have one or more of Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Amare Stoudemire joining that team too. That could create an unbelievable offseason transformation \u2013 a more grandiose version of what the Philadelphia Flyers pulled a few years ago in the NHL. MLB news: Bidding war for Johnny Damon<\/strong><\/p>\n Sure, Susan Boyle throws harder than him, but Johnny Damon remains one of baseball\u2019s top table setters and a decent run producer at 36 years old. He hit .282 with 24 homers last season and scored 100 runs for the 10th<\/sup> time in 12 seasons. It\u2019s thus no wonder the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers are tugging at him from either side, vying for his services in 2010.<\/p>\n Tigers general manger Dave Dombrowski has reportedly topped Atlanta\u2019s one-year, $4-million offer with a two-year, $14-million offer. I like the direction in which Atlanta\u2019s franchise is headed but, Johnny, you don\u2019t seriously have a tough choice here, do you? More money\u00a0and<\/em> you can DH? What\u2019s the hold up?<\/p>\n UFC news; Belfort pulls out of title fight against Anderson Silva<\/strong><\/p>\n Sigh. Yet another title fight in the UFC has been scrapped due to injury. Powerhouse knockout artist Vitor Belfort has waited months for his middleweight title shot against Anderson Silva, the No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and his wait just got longer. Belfort injured his arm while training and has withdrawn from his UFC 112 bout with Silva. Commissioner Dana White insists that Silva will still defend his title at the event Abu Dhabi. The logical replacement is top contender Chael Sonnen but he just fought last weekend and may not recover from his injuries in time to battle the Spider.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Sports water cooler headlines and sports gossip for Friday February 12th, 2010. 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