Kevin Durant was whistled for a rare technical foul for jawing with Chris Bosh in the first quarter of Oklahoma City's loss to Miami on Sunday.

After the game, Durant continued to talk about Bosh.

"There's a lot of fake tough guys in this league and he's one of them," Durant said when asked about the altercation.

Durant was upset because Bosh got involved in his conversation with a teammate. Bosh says Durant was telling James Harden that next time, he should dunk on Bosh. Bosh had fouled Harden on the previous play to prevent a fast-break layup.

Cole Aldrich had 15 points and 12 rebounds in his D-League assignment with the Tulsa 66ers on Friday.

Aldrich went 7-for-13 from the field in the game.

In 18 D-League games, Aldrich is averaging 9.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.

NBA front-office sources say the Cavaliers have been shopping Mo Williams since the summer and receive interest on Antawn Jamison and Anthony Parker.

Anderson Varejao is their most valuable trade asset, but he is now out for the season.

Sources say trade talks were quietly underway between the Thunder and Cavaliers on Varejao.

The NBA announced the Western and Eastern Conference starters for the 2011 All-Star Game on Thursday, which will take place in Los Angeles on February 20th.

Western Conference
• Chris Paul, Hornets
• Kobe Bryant, Lakers
• Kevin Durant, Thunder
• Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets
• Yao Ming, Rockets

Eastern Conference
• Derrick Rose, Bulls
• Dwyane Wade, Heat
• LeBron James, Heat
• Amar'e Stoudemire, Knicks
• Dwight Howard, Magic

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The Knicks have surpassed the Lakers as the NBA's most valuable franchise, according to findings from Forbes.

New York is valued at $655 million, while the Lakers are close behind at $643 million.

The Bulls, Celtics and Rockets comprise the remainder of the top-five.

In the wake of LeBron James leaving in free agency, the Cavaliers had a single-year decrease of 26%.

Full Rankings
1. Knicks
2. Lakers
3. Bulls
4. Celtics
5. Rockets
6. Mavericks
7. Heat
8. Suns
9. Spurs
10. Raptors
11. Magic
12. Warriors
13. Pistons
14. Blazers
15. Cavaliers
16. Jazz
17. 76ers
18. Thunder
19. Wizards
20. Nuggets
21. Nets
22. Clippers
23. Hawks
24. Kings
25. Bobcats
26. Hornets
27. Pacers
28. Grizzlies
29. Timberwolves
30. Bucks

Kevin Durant hit a three-pointer as time expired to give the Thunder a 101-98 victory over the visiting Knicks on Saturday night.

"Once I let it go," Durant said, "it felt like everybody went silent."

When he came to Durant realized that he had hit his first buzzer-beating, game-winner in Oklahoma City.

"That's one of the all-time best feelings I've had in this league," he said.

Durant had struggled in last-second situations prior to Saturday night's shot.

"I was never going to get down on myself," Durant said. "I just had to keep working. I knew my time was going to come."

The Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook Tuesday were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Jan. 10-16.

Rose propelled the Bulls to three wins for the week by averaging 27.3 points, tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference, 6.8 assists and 5.3 rebounds. 

In Saturday's win over Miami, Rose scored 34 points while dishing out eight assists.  He went 28-for-29 (.966) from the free throw line for the week.

Westbrook averaged 27.5 points, a league-best 13.0 assists and 9.0 rebounds to help the Thunder go 2-0. He recorded his second triple-double of the season on Jan. 13, in the win over Orlando.

Oklahoma City has a 12-3 record when Westbrook hands out 10-plus assists.

The Thunder have complied a 20-4 record when scoring at least 100 points.

Scott Brooks, however, doesn't feel compelled to use that number as a benchmark.

“I don't have a set number,” Brooks said before Oklahoma City's 118-112 win over the Rockets. “It's almost just the flow of the game. We have some unique offensive players that can get to the basket. And when they're aggressive, good things happen.

“I just like to see the ball move and guys be aggressive and not hesitate when they have open shots. That's our focus. But we've definitely improved our offense…You're always tinkering and getting better. Individually, guys have gotten better. We're getting to the free throw line more. But we still hang our hats on defense.”

The NBA announced their participants for the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Wednesday.

Appearing will be the Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin, the Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Serge Ibaka and the Washington Wizards’ JaVale McGee.

Blake Griffin will be a part of next month's slam dunk contest at All-Star Weekend, according to sources.

Joining Griffin will be Washington's JaVale McGee, Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka and Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Jennings is currently out with a broken right foot, but he is expected to be healthy for the event.

TNT will officially announce the participants on Thursday night.