Coach Steve Kerr said Thursday the 37-year-old two-time Kia MVP is expected to return for Friday’s game against Minnesota (10 p.m. ET, NBA TV) following a five-game absence nursing a left quadriceps contusion and muscle strain. He was not listed on the NBA’s injury report Friday morning.

Fans will still vote for the All-Star Game starters, but it will be positionless, and the players will land in an exciting new format.

On Saturday, we have just two games on the NBA schedule, a pair of NBA Cup semi-finals at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. At 5:30 p.m. ET, the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic meet in the front end of the doubleheader on Prime Video.

Players, including Tyrese Haliburton, dislike the rule; the Indiana Pacers star called the threshold “stupid” after a Pacers practice in January 2024. A person familiar with the National Basketball Players Association’s (NBPA) plans will push to reduce the threshold in the next CBA, which will come after the 2029-30 season.

FIBA EuroBasket 2025 will feature 24 countries, several of which boast current and former NBA players on the preliminary roster. From NBA.com News Services Luka Dončić and Slovenia will participate in Group D in the FIBA Eurobasket 2025 tournament.

The historical context makes the performance even more notable. Several elite players entered the NBA as teenagers, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tracy McGrady. None recorded a game with at least 20 points, five assists, and zero turnovers before turning 19.

Nembhard took over as the Mavs’ starting point guard six games ago and has immediately helped everything click.