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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant said he expects to start in the All-Star game on Sunday, according to Darnell Mayberry of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The Oklahoman&lt;/em&gt;.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis was set to start in the game but decided to withdraw as he continues his recovery from a shoulder sprain.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coaches voted Durant as a reserve for the Western Conference, along with&amp;nbsp;the Portland Trail Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge, the San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, the Houston Rockets'&amp;nbsp;James Harden, the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul, the Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson and the Thunder's&amp;nbsp;Russell Westbrook.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This marks Durant's sixth consecutive appearance in the All-Star game. The 2013-14 MVP has averaged 25.9 points on 52 percent shooting this season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Mayberry, Durant also said that his playing time will be limited because of \"nagging injuries.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;GOLLIVER: NBA All-Star Saturday preview&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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