Mourning Out, Dumars In

A sore heel will prevent Alonzo Mourning from becoming the Miami Heat’s first All-Star starter. Mourning, who injured the heel in Wednesday’s game, pulled out of Sunday’s All-Star game. He’ll be replaced by Detroit Piston guard Joe Dumars.

“It’s very disappointing to me because I would have had the opportunity to start, and it’s a great honor,” Mourning said.

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Darvin Ham of the Denver Nuggets will replace the injured Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers in the slam dunk contest Saturday night in Cleveland. Ham, a 6-foot-7 first-year player from Texas Tech, was one of five undrafted rookies to make an opening-day roster.

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Boston guard Dana Barros will have surgery Monday on his left ankle, sidelining him for at least eight weeks. Barros, 30, has been bothered by bone spurs in the ankle and has sat out 21 games.