Green, Curry thank All-Star supporters

A day after Draymond Green was the most notable snub among All-Star starters, the Warriors' power forward expressed nothing but thanks for even being part of the conversation. Green had about a 12,000-vote lead over San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard in the balloting results released by the league Jan. 14, but Leonard passed Green for the Western Conference's third frontcourt spot. [...] Green is expected to be named an All-Star reserve when the coaches' votes are announced Thursday, and TNT analyst Charles Barkley said Green should have been a starter. Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is the face of the NBA and is becoming a global icon, but don't tell him that being voted by the fans as an All-Star starter was a given. Curry received more than 1.6 million votes, putting him in the Western Conference's starting lineup for the third straight season. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he is disappointed Cleveland fired David Blatt, the coach who guided the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals last year and had them positioned as the Eastern Conference's top seed this season. "This is a tough business when you go 30-11 and get fired after going to the Finals the year before," Kerr said. When he...