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Toronto Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez, left, and Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (17) battle for a loose ball during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

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FILE - In this June 29, 2012 file photo, New Orleans Hornets NBA basketball team owner Tom Benson is flanked by 2012 draft picks Austin Rivers, left, and Anthony Davis in New Orleans. One of the people most responsible for bringing NBA All-Stars back to the Big Easy this weekend is an 86-year-old man who wasn't that into basketball for much of his life. He is Tom Benson. And in New Orleans, NBA fans and community leaders are grateful the Pelicans owner finally came around. (AP Photo/Kerry Maloney, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2012 file photo, Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints NFL team and New Orleans Pelicans NBA team, watches quarterback Drew Brees and his wife play with their children after training camp at their NFL football training facility in Metairie, La. One of the people most responsible for bringing NBA All-Stars back to the Big Easy this weekend is an 86-year-old man who wasn't that into basketball for much of his life. He is Tom Benson. And in New Orleans, NBA fans and community leaders are grateful the Pelicans owner finally came around. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, New Orleans Hornets NBA team owner Tom Benson speaks at a news conference announcing that the NBA basketball team's name will change from the Hornets to the Pelicans, in New Orleans. One of the people most responsible for bringing NBA All-Stars back to the Big Easy this weekend is an 86-year-old man who wasn't that into basketball for much of his life. He is Tom Benson. And in New Orleans, NBA fans and community leaders are grateful the Pelicans owner finally came around. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Los Angeles Lakers' Steve Nash, right, moves around Utah Jazz's Trey Burke during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

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Utah Jazz's Trey Burke, left, passes around Los Angeles Lakers' Chris Kaman during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

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Los Angeles Lakers' Steve Nash, center, looks to pass around Utah Jazz's Trey Burke, right, as Richard Jefferson, left, also defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

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Utah Jazz's Derrick Favors (15) is fouled by Los Angeles Lakers' Chris Kaman, left, as Jordan Hill, center right, also defends and Ryan Kelly (4) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

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Los Angeles Lakers' Steve Nash, third from left, talks with coach Mike D'Antoni, left, as athletic trainer Gary Vitti, second from left, stands with them along with Steve Blake, right, while officials review a call at the end of the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)