Isaiah Thomas' return to Boston and Damian Lillard's inspired road show highlight Week 23 in sneakers.
Aaron Gordon will once again take part in the All-Star weekend's dunk contest, while the 3-point contest will feature defending champ Klay Thompson and 2013 winner Kyrie Irving,
Gordon Hayward and DeAndre Jordan were among 14 reserves selected by the league's coaches for the All-Star Game that will be played in New Orleans on Feb. 19.
Late in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 123-108 loss to the Wizards, guard Marcus Smart had a brief-but-animated flare-up with assistant coaches on the bench.
Wizards players plan to wear all black to Tuesday's game against the Celtics, after recent contests between the two teams have featured chippy play and plenty of trash talk.
Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas said he'll be use being passed over as an All-Star starter as motivation.
