If NBA owners ask NBA players to give back an inordinate amount of money in collective bargaining talks, those talks at All-Star Weekend probably won’t last very long.

Charles Barkley says Chicago Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro has done a good job.

If NBA owners ask NBA players to give back an inordinate amount of money in collective bargaining talks, those talks at All-Star Weekend probably won’t last very long.

Bucks center Francisco Elson will miss six weeks after having surgery to repair a hernia.

Suns center Channing Frye has been selected for the All-Star Weekend’s 3-point Shootout in Arlington, Texas.

Hornets guard Chris Paul will have surgery on Monday to repair torn cartilage in his knee and will miss at least a month, sources confirmed to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein.