PHT Morning Skate: Ducks retire Niedermayer’s no. 27; Is Simmonds heading to Tampa?

Monday's collection of links.

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James Harden would rather play less heroball, more in system like Warriors?

I'm with Budenholzer here when he says "That's interesting for him to say that, I would not..."

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Three Things to Know from All-Stars: Recruiting is alive, will it matter in Greek Freak’s world?

“He’s still producing at an elite level, and it's scary to see how far he can keep going." —Durant on Antetokounmpo

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The Buzzer: Binnington posts another shutout; Barkov scores wonder goal

Three stars 1. Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues The kid has been in this category a pile of times since Jan. 7 when he made his first start of the season. That night, he recorded his first NHL shutout and grabbed his first NHL win. Fast forward a month and a bit and Binnington’s flashy

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Kevin Durant keeps building up superstar accolades with second All-Star MVP

Durant scores 31 for LeBron James' team

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Team LeBron starts playing defense first, comes from 20 down to win All-Star Game

"It was our second unit that came in — Dame, Klay, Brad Beal, LaMarcus, Ben Simmons, KAT" that changed the game. —LeBron

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Stephen Curry gets four-point play after Klay Thompson foul, Curry does some taunting

Stephen Curry is enjoying going against Klay Thompson. Maybe a little too much.

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