News from February 2.

The NBA fined Larry Brown (NY) $20,000 for failing to leave the court in a
timely manner following his ejection during Tuesday's NY-LAL game.

The NBA announced the All-Star starters for the All-Star game, which takes
placed February 19 in Houston.  The starters were selected by fan voting.
The reserves, which are selected by the coaches in each conference, will 
be announced Thursday.  The starters are:

  Western Conference                  Votes
  Forward: Tracy McGrady (Hou)      1,818,932
  Forward: Tim Duncan (SA)          1,518,796
  Guard: Kobe Bryant (LAL)          2,271,631
  Guard: Steve Nash (Pho)           1,818,230
  Center: Yao Ming (Hou)            2,342,738

  Eastern Conference                  Votes
  Forward: LeBron James (Cle)       2,207,697
  Forward: Jermaine O'Neal (Ind)    1,291,836
  Guard: Allen Iverson (Phi)        2,062,206
  Guard: Dwyane Wade (Mia)          1,499,664
  Center: Shaquille O'Neal (Mia)    2,192,542


All-Star Voting results (top 10)
Western Conference
Forwards
  Tracy McGrady (Hou)         1,818,932
  Tim Duncan (SA)             1,518,796
  Kevin Garnett (Min)         1,479,386
  Pau Gasol (Mem)               662,916
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)           626,083
  Ron Artest (Sac)              502,886
  Carmelo Anthony (Den)         458,410
  Elton Brand (LAC)             442,056
  Shawn Marion (Pho)            285,505
  Amare Stoudemire (Pho)        270,109

Guards
  Kobe Bryant (LAL)           2,271,631
  Steve Nash (Pho)            1,818,230
  Manu Ginobili (SA)            900,935
  Ray Allen (Sea)               693,892
  Tony Parker (SA)              646,739
  Baron Davis (GS)              416,811
  Jason Richardson (GS)         303,362
  David Wesley (Hou)            280,296
  Mike Bibby (Sac)              266,378
  Sam Cassell (LAC)             242,456

Centers
  Yao Ming (Hou)              2,342,738
  Marcus Camby (Den)            859,086
  Mehmet Okur (Utah)            494,261
  Chris Mihm (LAL)              276,556
  Brad Miller (Sac)             222,383
  Erick Dampier (Dal)           211,342
  Chris Kaman (LAC)             182,017
  Kurt Thomas (Pho)             116,529
  Lorenzen Wright (Mem)         110,446
  Joel Przybilla (Por)           62,581

Eastern Conference
Forwards
  Kevin Garnett (Min)         2,087,200
  LeBron James (Cle)          2,207,697
  Jermaine O'Neal (Ind)       1,291,836
  Rasheed Wallace (Det)         866,932
  Chris Webber (Phi)            584,579
  Grant Hill (Orl)              482,336
  Tayshaun Prince (Det)         481,652
  Paul Pierce (Bos)             441,218
  Chris Bosh (Tor)              352,033
  Richard Jefferson (NJ)        307,771
  Dwight Howard (Orl)           299,876

Guards
  Allen Iverson (Phi)         2,062,206
  Dwyane Wade (Mia)           1,499,664
  Vince Carter (NJ)           1,294,373
  Chauncey Billups (Det)        717,006
  Jason Kidd (NJ)               594,352
  Richard Hamilton (Det)        474,895
  Gilbert Arenas (Was)          453,971
  Steve Francis (Orl)           438,892
  T.J. Ford (Mil)               210,570
  Gary Payton (Mia)             191,424

Centers
  Shaquille O'Neal (Mia)      2,192,542
  Ben Wallace (Det)           1,234,687
  Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle)      244,322
  Andrew Bogut (Mil)            209,705
  Michael Olowokandi (Bos)      147,110
  Nenad Krstic (NJ)             144,871
  Jeff Foster (Ind)             143,911
  Samuel Dalembert (Phi)        115,793
  Jamaal Magloire (Mil)         112,597
  Eddy Curry (NY)               105,974
  Raef LaFrentz (Bos)            88,065


Miami activated Jason Williams and Shandon Anderson and placed Dorell
Wright and Gerald Fitch on IL.

Memphis assigned Lawrence Roberts and Anthony Robinson to the NBADL.

San Antonio activated Nick Van Exel and placed Fabricio Oberto on IL.


Mia 101, Cle 73  at Mia
Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) had 21 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 24 points and 6 rebounds.
James Posey (Mia) had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
LeBron James (Cle) had 29 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Drew Gooden (Cle) had 8 points and 8 rebounds.
Mia shot 51.8% (43-83) FG and Cle shot 33.7% (29-86) FG.

SA 89, GS 86  at GS
Tim Duncan (SA) had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Manu Ginobili (SA) had 18 points and 5 assists.
Tony Parker (SA) had 23 points and 6 assists.
Troy Murphy (GS) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds.
Baron Davis (GS) had 17 points including 5-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 8
assists.
Robert Horry (SA, lower abdominal strain), Nick Van Exel (SA, sore left
elbow), and Jason Richardson (GS, sore back) did not play.