Nowitzki in for West All-Stars; Harden, Thompson to start

Western Conference All-Star team coach Steve Kerr's lineup will look nothing like the one voted for by fans as star after NBA star has gone down with injuries. Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson and Houston Rockets guard James Harden were named Wednesday as starters. They will replace Kobe Bryant, who is out for the season with a shoulder injury, and Blake Griffin, who will be sidelined at least three weeks after surgery for a staph infection in his right elbow. Bryant and Griffin were voted starters by the fans for the NBA mid-season showcase set for Sunday in New York, as was Pelicans forward Anthony Davis and Thompson's fellow Splash Brother, Stephen Curry.