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“I don’t need the All-Star vote to validate me as a player,” Durant said Friday, via ESPN. “I’m always motivated. This is my eighth year in the league. I’ve been on All-Star teams before. I’ve done things in this league. I don’t need that to validate me.” MORE: Nobody had a better year than Kerr | Kobe expected to miss rest of season | Aldridge out 6-8 weeks Durant has four All-Star starts on his record, but finished fifth among Western Conference forwards, ninth among all players in the West and 16th out of all players in the league in this year’s fan vote....

With just 18 regular season games to go, Durant’s return couldn’t have come at a better time and while getting the two-time Finals MVP back on the floor completely changes the strength of the roster, is it enough to guarantee the Nets a clear path to postseason action? Yes and no. Ben Simmons remains sidelined with back soreness and Kyrie Irving remains unavailable for road games due to his vaccination status, making the road ahead a tricky one for head coach Steve Nash to navigate....

Federline, who was married to Spears between 2004 and 2007, recently gave an interview to The Daily Mail in which he revealed that sons Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, have chosen not to see their mother in recent months, as he raises them with his wife, Victoria Prince. Spears has since lashed out at Federline on Instagram, with her most recent post on the matter, which was shared and deleted on Wednesday, taking aim at her sons, who she accused of engaging in “hateful” behavior toward her....

“He’s young, such a promising future and a lot of hopes for him so it’s just sad to see him have to go through injuries,” Garnett told the Chicago Tribune. “I’m just hoping he makes the best decision for himself, his family. … I want him to think about that before basketball.” MORE: Anthony Mason passes away | Basketball world reacts to Mason | Westbrook suffers head injury James expressed his support for Rose through a video for Bleacher Report following an encouraging tweet....

13 years later, a feature-length Showtime documentary aptly titled “Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible” tells the story of Garnett’s journey and long-lasting legacy. Drafted straight out of high school in 1995, Garnett changed the game in more ways than one, attaining success that would pave the way for preps-to-pros sensations like Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady and LeBron James. MORE: Garnett named to NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team The two-hour documentary will explore Garnett’s rise from an 18-year-old rookie to a superstar, champion and iconic figure in the history of the game....

Against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night, the Nets forward made sure that Wesley Matthews couldn’t escape down the court by grabbing his foot while the big man was laying on the ground. MORE: Love dismisses rumor | Hornets’ struggles | Hideous uniforms The play started with Matthews getting good position on Garnett, and Brooklyn’s forward likely fouled the Blazers guard while they were battling for Joe Johnson’s rebound....

Kevin Millar spoke with Sporting News to offer some insight on the CWS and some other issues across both college baseball and MLB. MORE: Every team’s worst, most painful MLB Draft mistake Sporting News: Who do you like in the College World Series? What makes this Series intriguing? Kevin Millar: There’s a couple Texas teams there, you got Texas Tech and TCU. I’ve got to go with the homer pick and take TCU....

The iconic playmaker called time on his career on Monday after playing his last game as a 90th substitute in New York City’s 2-0 win over Columbus Crew in the MLS playoff. And Boateng has praised the 38-year-old who won 19 trophies in a stellar football career spanning 22 years. “No one more class and football elegance than you # graziepirlo # troppoforte @ Pirlo_official,” Boateng tweeted.

Nearly three weeks after agreeing to terms on a four-year free agent contract with the team he grew up loving as a kid, Shattenkirk was still pinching himself over the opportunity to live out a childhood dream. “I am really privileged to play in the NHL every day, and I don’t take it for granted, but to have it now with my favorite team, that really hits home,” offered the 28-year-old Shattenkirk, who grew up in New Rochelle 30 miles north of Madison Square Garden....

During his speech, Trump complained that some Jews “don’t love Israel enough” and that “the Jewish state has never had a better friend in office than your president.” He also said “a lot of you are in the real estate business, because I know you very well.” “You’re brutal killers. Not nice people at all, but you have to vote for me, you have no choice,” he added Jewish-American groups told Newsweek that the comments played into “anti-Semitic tropes” and could have “deadly consquences....

The event, held in Des Moines Iowa, was interrupted as Donald Trump Jr.—the president’s eldest son—was at the podium speaking. Video of the event showed the activist—Elon Glickman, an organizer for the progressive Jewish American group IfNotNow—being bustled out of the room by security as he shouted at Donald Jr. and his brother Eric on stage. As Donald Jr. was mocking 2020 Democratic hopeful Mike Bloomberg, Glickman stood and began shouting, “I’m an American Jew and ever since your father was elected president, more and more Jews are being gunned down every year....

Can You Imagine Drew’s Wedding Dress? Gross-out comedian Tom Green is serious about at least one thing: Drew Barrymore. Hollywood’s wackiest couple have announced plans to exchange wedding vows. Green, 28, and Barrymore, 25, have already made it through the sickness-and-health part: she slept by his side during his bout with testicular cancer earlier this year; he reportedly ministered to her tears throughout the notoriously troubled “Charlie’s Angels” shoot. Could this be the beginning of the taming of the Drew?...

Apart from a 1-0 triumph over Newcastle Jets in the A-League on February 17, the Reds have conceded at least two goals per game in their last seven matches in all competitions. Despite an impressive performance from 19-year-old goalkeeper Daniel Margush on the weekend, Adelaide still lost 2-1 away to Melbourne Victory, while they were defeated 3-0 at home by Gamba Osaka in their ACL opener last week. The Reds showed some promising signs going forward against Gamba and Victory but were too easily opened up in their defensive third....

The Quote Biden told ABC15 Arizona on Monday: “I think we have to listen to the experts. We have to be safe. So when the doctors and the scientists and the experts say it’s okay to go back to school, then I think we should go back… “This is a life-and-death issue. And I’ll repeat it again. We must listen to the doctors and scientists. We can’t have these children taking the virus back home to their grandma....

The 19 Kids and Counting star failed to receive enough votes to progress as the Republican State Senate District 7 candidate. Candidates Colby Fulfer and Steve Unger will participate in a runoff election on January 11. “I want to thank those of you who voted for me, volunteered, contributed, and supported me in my race for Arkansas State Senate District 7,” Duggar said in a statement on his Facebook page....

But more than 39 minutes of heart-pounding action were overshadowed by the stunning exit of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, who was hit with back-to-back technicals in a matter of seconds when he charged out onto the court to argue a charge called on C.J. Fair with 11 seconds left in a two-point game. It was obvious why Boeheim was booted; it wasn’t difficult to read his lips in the middle of the court....

Speaking to reporters, Harbaugh said he doesn’t deal with “ifs” and “thats” before coming up with a crazy “if” scenario. MORE: SN’s new Top 50 Player Rankings | Week 9 Power Poll “If worms had machine guns, birds would be scared of them.” Well, sure. Worms probably can’t do a whole lot with a machine gun, but I get your point. On the surface it appears to be a completely random phrase....

Harbaugh had one queued up for questions around Saturday’s top-10 showdown between No. 6 Michigan and No. 8 Michigan State at Spartan Stadium (12 p.m., FOX). How much does he appreciate the first top-10 matchup between the schools since 1964? What would a win mean for the Wolverines? How would this impact recruiting in the Mitten State? MORE: Betting trends to know ahead of Michigan-Michigan State “Obviously those are the kind of questions that answer themselves,” Harbaugh said at his Monday press conference....

As President Joe Biden struggles with low polling numbers and an economy in a downturn, some have floated Clinton as a potential 2024 contender. Clinton hasn’t publicly expressed a desire to run for president again and Jordan believes new claims that her campaign paid a technology company to “infiltrate” Trump Tower servers renders her less effective as a presidential candidate. Jordan called for Clinton to answer questions about the spying accusations and in the event of a rematch between Trump and Clinton, Jordan told Fox News on Monday that Trump would win in a “landslide....

Speaking to Just The News during a pre-State of the Union media day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jordan outlined three inquiries which a potential GOP-controlled House of Representatives should prioritize. The first investigation suggested by Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, was into “all the lies [and] the misinformation, the disinformation” from Dr. Anthony Facui and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic....