Column: Bryant's All-Star nod bumps more deserving player (The Associated Press)

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Kobe Bryant gets to start one more All-Star Game. As one of the greatest players in NBA history, he deserved a proper send-off - especially since he'll have to spend the rest of his farewell season playing for one of the league's most abhorrent teams. The snub will be almost as glaring in the East, where an aging (but, as far as we know, not planning to retire) Dwyane Wade landed a starting spot.

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