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CLOSE SportsPulse: Jeff Zillgitt and Martin Rogers break down the starters for this year's NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte

USA TODAY CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREAs much as I would like to get all fired up and scream about this player or that player not getting named an NBA All-Star starter, I just can't

Not this year.I have no problem with the starters named, which were determined by fan, player and media votes

In the East: Boston's Kyrie Irving and Charlotte's Kemba Walker are the two backcourt starters, and Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Toronto's Kawhi Leonard and Philadelphia's Joel Embiid are the frontcourt starters

For the record, that's who I picked.In the West: Houston's James Harden and Golden State's Steph Curry are in the backcourt, and Golden State's Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City's Paul George and Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James make up the frontcourt

ROGERS: NBA's fickle fans have mind of their own in All-Star Game votingAt best, you can quibble over two selections — George vs

Anthony Davis in the West and Walker vs. either Philadelphia's Ben Simmons or Washington's Bradley Beal in the East

And it's a minor quibble. Not even worth arguing, really. Anthony Davis just missed a starting spot in the All-Star Game

 (Photo: Steve Dykes, USA TODAY Sports)On my ballot, I went with Harden, Curry, James and Durant, and I gave the nod to New Orleans' Anthony Davis over George

But there's nothing wrong with George starting. He's had a fantastic year for a team that's having a better season than Davis' Pelicans

Davis has an argument with his numbers: 29.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2

6 blocks and 1.7 steals per game. He is second in scoring, fourth in rebounding and second in blocks

George is averaging 27.0 points, 7.9 rebounds, four assists and 2.3 steals, and as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, he anchors the third-best defense

Again, either way is fine with me. It came down to a tiebreaker and fans break the tie

They had George fourth and Davis fifth.Both are equally deserving, and Davis will make the team when coaches vote for reserves — they are announced Jan

31.The East starters were straightforward. If you really nitpicked, you could go with Simmons or Beal

But even media went Irving-Walker in the backcourt, and fans went Irving-Dwyane Wade, who was sixth in voting among media and players

I thought Wade might get more love from players since he is well-liked, and it's his final season

It would've been cool to see Wade play in one last All-Star game.But you know what else is cool? Walker making his first All-Star start in his hometown arena on Feb

17. That will be a great moment for him.Fans, players and media got the starters right

Now, when coaches pick the reserves, that's when we can argue about who made the All-Star team

We will get a snub or two for sure.Follow USA TODAY Sports columnist Jeff Zillgitt on Twitter @JeffZillgitt  CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE

For more infomation >> Opinion: No snubs here. NBA All-Star Game starters aligned for Charlotte. - Duration: 3:53.

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Knicks didn't listen to all offers for Kristaps Porzingis, per report; Porzingis tells Knicks fans t - Duration: 3:03.

 It doesn't seem like the New York Knicks did their full due diligence when it came to trading away franchise forward Kristaps Porzingis

 More NBA newsNBA Trade Tracker: Grading Porzingis dealAnthony Davis didn't want demands leaked According to a report from Ian Begley of ESPN, several teams that were interested in making an offer for Porzingis didn't get an opportunity to do so before the Knicks pulled the trigger and traded the fourth-year forward to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Dennis Smith Jr

, DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews, and future picks. The Knicks did contact the New Orleans Pelicans about a potential deal involving Porzingis and disgruntled Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, but there was uncertainty about Porzingis' desire to play with the Pelicans long-term

 From ESPN:  "At the time of their trade of Porzingis, the Knicks had several offers for the 23-year-old big man, league sources told ESPN

 But multiple teams interested in making an offer for Porzingis said that they were unable to do so before New York traded Porzingis to Dallas, league sources said

 The Knicks were looking for salary-cap relief and young players or future first-round picks in a trade

So while the Knicks could have fielded more offers for Porzingis -- possibly increasing their return in the process -- the transaction with Dallas seemingly accomplished their objective

"  Clearly, the Knicks were happy with the return that they received for Porzingis, or at least you could assume that they are, otherwise they wouldn't have made the deal

But it does seem strange that the team didn't wait to evaluate all potential offers before making the move

   On Sunday morning, Porzingis took to Instagram to share a cryptic message for Knicks fans, who will see their team back in action on Tuesday against the Pistons (7:30 p

m. ET -- Watch on FuboTV with NBA League Pass add-on).  Kristaps Porzingis on Instagram says of the Knicks, 'the city deserves better than that' and suggests that Knicks fans 'stay woke

' pic.twitter.com/e8C658Lxh1— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) February 3, 2019  "The city deserves better than that," Porzingis wrote

"My suggestion for Knicks fans is to STAY WOKE!!"  Obviously, there were some underlying issues between the Knicks and Porzingis that worked to sour his relationship with the team

Perhaps a fresh start will serve both sides well. Unfortunately for the Mavs however, they will have to wait a while to see their new prized piece in action, as Porzingis is not expected to play for them this season, as he continues to recover from the ACL injury that he suffered last season

 

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Restaurants prepare for Super Bowl crowds - Duration: 0:40.

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News 8 gets ready for Super Bowl - Duration: 2:00.

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Rafael Nadal FURIOUS With Press For Engagement Leak | Tennis News Update Show - Duration: 5:26.

Usually after the conclusion of the Australian Open, there isn't much tennis news as everyone

is still focused on the year's first major.

This year however, isn't the case as this weeks headlines include A big member of the

big 4 getting engaged, another member of the big 4 getting surgery, a whitewashing ad featuring

a multi-grand slam champion, and a country taking away financial support from their own

player.

I'll breakdown all of this and much more, here on GS Tennis News Today,

Much of this week's tennis news consisted of the news that Rafael Nadal is engaged and

is soon to be married to long-time girlfriend Maria Perello.

Hola!

Magazine revealed that Rafa actually proposed eight months ago and is planning on getting

married this year.

Rafael was not happy at all of this information being let out.

When Rafa was questioned about this, he told Diario de Mallorca: "I'm not going to

tell anything, it has bothering me a lot.

I never report any of this, I'm not going to do it now.

You want to ask me about the wedding right?

I understand that you do your job, but I will not say anything."

(@RafaelNadalFans Instagram)

In more Big 4 News, Andy Murray recently had surgery on his hip which has been bothering

him for over a year now.

He posted a picture of himself after the surgery and said: "I underwent a hip resurfacing

surgery in London, feeling a bit battered and bruised right now, but hopefully that

will be the end of my hip pain" "I now have a metal hip and I look like I've got

a bit of gut" We imagine that this is a hard time for Andy, and Stanislas Wawrinka

did too as he and his girlfriend Croatan tennis player Donna Veckic got Andy a big teddy bear

to cheer him up.

We wish Andy the best on his recovery from surgery.

Speaking of Donna Veckic, Donna has let yet another chance to win her 2nd WTA Tour title

slip away as she lost to Kiki Bertens in the final of St. Petersburg 67 46.

Donna was up 5-2 in the first set with a double break, but her play dropped while Kiki's

raised.

This is Bertens' 9th tour title……

The other WTA tournament this week in Thailand ended as well with 18 year old Ukraine sensation

Dayana Yastremska won her second WTA Tour title beating Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic 62 26

76(3).

The match was no short of controversy as Ajla was up 5-2 in the third set when Yastremska

called a Medical Time Out and then reeled off three games in a row and overpowered her

to win the match.

Congratulations again to Kiki and Dayana.

Davis Cup The Davis Cup World Group Qualifiers were

held this weekend and 12 nations have qualified for the year's end Davis Cup finals.

Belgium, Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, Serbia, Italy, and Kazakhstan have all advanced

while Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland all fell.

Germany and Australia had the most convincing wins with Germany beating Hungary 5-0 and

Australia beating Bosnia Herzegovina 4-0.

While on the discussion of Australia and Davis Cup, it seems as Bernard Tomic's comments

on Lleyton Hewitt's Davis Cup captaincy has come back to hurt him.

If you're unaware of the comments he made, Bernie called Hewitt selfish and that nobody

likes him anymore.

Hewitt then responded saying that it was simply Bernie being Bernie but that said that Bernard's

father John threatened his family and even tried to blackmail him.

Tennis Australia's CEO Craig Tiley has defended Hewitt and said that Lleyton is right to say

Bernard shouldn't be considered for Davis Cup as he doesn't meet the standards of

behavior and commitment to himself, the team, or the sport.

Tiley also said that Tomic is deliberately trying to damage Australia's team culture.

Now while still on the topic of Australia, Australian Open Champion and New World Number

One Naomi Osaka was honored by one her major sponsors, Japanese food company, Nissin, who

transformed her and Japan's number one male player Kei Nishikori into cartoons.

While this may have seemed like a good idea , many pointed out how the character's skin

tone was much lighter than Naomi's. (show tweets)

The company has since removed the ad and released a statement saying: "There is no intention

of whitewashing" "We accept that we are not sensitive enough and will pay more attention

to diversity issues in the future" The Japnese-Haitan star responded to the outrage

of the ad saying: "It's pretty obvious Im tan so its not like they did it on purpose.

Thats all for this week's tennis news, and tell us: what do you think about the press

leaking Rafa's engagement, also, do you believe Nissin deliberately white washed Osaka?

Leave your thoughts in the comments section below, and make sure you subscribe you get

notified whenever we post new content.

Thanks for watching and we'll see you next time, here on GS Tennis News Today.

For more infomation >> Rafael Nadal FURIOUS With Press For Engagement Leak | Tennis News Update Show - Duration: 5:26.

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Sean McVay will have a new personal 'get-back coach' for the Super Bowl - Duration: 2:13.

 Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay has a little bit of a bad habit that you might see during Super Bowl 53

 He has a tendency to walk toward the field from his spot on the Rams' sideline and potentially get in the way of the officials who roam there

 The reason he doesn't usually bump in to the zebras is his personal "get-back coach," Ted Rath, Los Angeles's director of strength training and performance

In a viral video from NFL Films that dropped last month, a supercut of Rath pulling McVay back from the sideline amused and delighted everybody

Sean McVay has an assistant coach just to keep him off the field 😂  (via @NFLFilms) pic

twitter.com/bm84r6kCAM  — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 21, 2019    But Rath won't be pulling McVay back on Sunday night in Atlanta

Per NFL.com, Rath "is recovering from a recent medical procedure" and didn't travel

 More from McVay from the site:  "It's tough because he's such a great competitor and he's so instrumental in us getting here," McVay said the other day about Rath, who also missed the NFC Championship Game victory over the Saints

"We love him. I know the players and coaches miss him when he's not here with us, but he's with us in spirit

He's done a great job of helping us get to this point and he knows that."  Rath's replacement will be assistant strength and conditioning coach Dustin Woods

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For more infomation >> Sean McVay will have a new personal 'get-back coach' for the Super Bowl - Duration: 2:13.

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Local dancers audition for Joffrey Ballet School - Duration: 2:01.

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Celestial Command - How to use new tool for orbital navigation - Duration: 3:03.

When your goal located close to your ship, you may just use this simple tool which display vectors of relative velocity.

Align white and orange lines and your ship will be moved to the target

However, if a target located far away, such method is not too effective, so use this tool to display where objects will be located in nearest future

Magenta line shows a nearest intersections between trajetctories

Now try to move your ship in order to find a desired intersection trajectory

This trajectory is too close to the planet so lets wait a bit

Now lets change trajectory again

Trajectores is perfectly aligned! Our ship will arrive to selected target in 50 seconds.

Lets wait a bit

Success! Let's reduce relative velocity