"Josh Howard didn't need to seek confirmation, do a Google search or check driver's licenses when he participated in Chris Paul's celebrity all-star game nearly two weeks ago in Winston-Salem, N.C. All he needed to do was watch John Wall, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant and the other stars flying around the court, running and dunking with abandon, to realize that he was "the oldest guy out there."

Age and injury have led to Howard playing a more close-to-the-ground game, but the 31-year-old wasn't going to look completely out of place in his hometown. Though most of his eight points came from easy layups, he did throw down one breakaway slam."