News from February 15. TRADE: In a 3 team trade, New York traded away Keith Van Horn, Michael Doleac, and a 2005 2nd round draft pick and received Tim Thomas and Nazr Mohammed; Milwaukee traded away Tim Thomas and Joel Przybilla and received Keith Van Horn; and Atlanta traded away Nazr Mohammed and received Michael Doleac, Joel Przybilla, and New York's 2005 2nd round draft pick. The Basketball Hall of Fame announced the nominations for the class of 2004. The nominees are: Players Drazen Dalipagic played in Yugoslavia and Italy; European Player of the Year 1977, 1978, 1980; won Olympic gold medal in 1980 Clyde Drexler Portland Trailblazers 83-84 - 94-95, Houston Rockets 94-95 - 97-98, won championship in 1995, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Gus Johnson played with the NBA Baltimore Bullets 63-64 - 71-72, the Phoenix Suns 72-73, the ABA Indiana Pacers 72-73 Bobby Jones played with the Denver Nuggets 74-75 - 77-78 and the Philadelphia 76ers 78-79 - 85-86, won championship in 1983 Johnny Kerr played with Syracuse Nationals 54-55 - 62-63, played 3 with more season in NBA, won championship in 1955 Bernard King 16 seasons in the NBA, lead league in scoring 84-85 with 32.9 points Hortencia Marcari long time member of Brazilian Women's National team, won 9 championships in various international events including the gold medal in the 1994 World Championship Maurice Stokes NBA All-Star in each of his 3 seasons 55-56 - 57-58, averaged 17.3 rebounds, paralyzed during a game in 1958 Lynette Woodard woman's NCAA record for most college points with 3,649 at Kansas, won 1984 Olympic gold in 1984, 1st female to play for the Harlem Globetrotters Chet Walker played with the Syracuse Nationals 62-63, the Philadelphia 76ers 63-64 - 68-69, and the Chicago Bulls 69-70 - 72-73 Coaches Jim Calhoun 31 seasons college coach including at Northeastern and UConn, 650 career wins, won NCAA championship in 1999 Gene Keady 23 seasons coaching at Purdue, 4 time National Coach of the Year Harley Redin 18 years coaching Wayland Baptist University, won 6 AAU championships, 431-66 record Bill Sharman 7 years NBA coach, won NBA championship in 1972 with LA Lakers, 3 years ABA coach, won ABA championship in 1971 with Utah Stars Contributors Dick Vitale 20 years as TV basketball analyst Jerry Colangelo Been with the Phoenix Suns since 1968, won NBA Executive of the Year award 4 times A nominee needs at least 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee to be inducted. The announcement for the new inductees will occur April 5. All-Star Game at Los Angeles West 136, East 132 MVP: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th - Final 2FG 3FG FG% FT% West 31 27 45 33 - 136 .624 .278 .568 .500 East 33 31 37 31 - 132 .580 .333 .519 .500 Halftime: East 64-58 3rd Q: West 103-101 Refs: Blane Reichelt, Steve Javie, Tom Washington Attendance: 19,662 (sellout) West REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Tim Duncan (SA) 26 6-11 0-0 2-4 14 2-13 5 2 2 1 0 Kevin Garnett (Min) 29 6-14 0-1 0-0 12 3-7 6 1 0 2 1 Yao Ming (Hou) 19 8-14 0-2 0-0 16 2-4 1 0 2 0 0 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 35 9-12 2-3 0-1 20 1-4 4 6 3 5 1 Steve Francis (Hou) 23 6-9 1-2 0-0 13 1-4 4 1 1 0 0 Ray Allen (Sea) 24 6-13 1-4 3-4 16 2-3 4 3 2 1 0 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 24 12-19 0-0 0-1 24 5-11 1 4 3 2 2 Peja Stojakovic (Sac) 13 2-5 1-4 0-0 5 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 Sam Cassell (Hou) 14 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0-1 7 1 0 1 0 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 13 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 0-0 1 2 0 2 0 Brad Miller (Sac) 10 4-5 0-0 0-0 8 1-3 0 2 0 0 0 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) 10 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 0-1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 48 63-111 5-18 5-10 136 17-52 34 24 13 14 5 East REB Player MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS O-T AST TO PF STL BLK Vince Carter (Tor) 16 5-7 1-3 0-0 11 1-2 0 2 1 2 0 Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) 28 7-13 0-0 2-4 16 2-9 2 2 0 1 0 Ben Wallace (Det) 22 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 2-7 0 0 0 3 1 Allen Iverson (Phi) 23 1-6 0-0 1-4 3 0-1 11 4 3 0 0 Tracy McGrady (Orl) 22 5-11 1-5 2-4 13 1-4 3 1 0 0 0 Ron Artest (Ind) 17 3-5 0-1 1-2 7 1-3 3 1 2 1 0 Jamaal Magloire (NO) 22 9-16 0-0 1-2 19 3-8 0 1 2 1 1 Jason Kidd (NJ) 22 4-6 3-4 3-4 14 0-3 10 3 1 2 0 Kenyon Martin (NJ) 24 8-10 0-0 1-2 17 4-7 3 3 1 0 0 Paul Pierce (Bos) 14 4-8 0-1 0-0 8 0-1 2 1 2 1 0 Baron Davis (NO) 15 3-9 1-6 0-0 7 0-0 7 1 0 1 0 Michael Redd (Mil 15 5-12 3-6 0-0 13 2-3 2 1 0 3 0 Totals 48 56-108 9-27 11-22 132 16-48 43 20 12 15 2