"Even with the lockout dragging on, some NBA business continues to transpire.

Several media outlets in Houston are reporting that the NBA All-Star Game will return to the Toyota Center in 2013. The NBA's annual showcase of stars was last played there in 2006.

"It's a done deal," a person familiar with the bidding process told the Houston Chronicle on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly. "We're just waiting for the NBA to make the announcement."

KRIV-TV in Houston reports that the game will be played Feb. 17, 2o13, with All-Star festivities beginning two days earlier.

The Rockets originally were targeting for the 2014 game, but have decided to bring the game a season earlier."