Nash will miss All-Star Game

PHOENIX -- Steve Nash withdrew from Sunday's All-Star game because of lingering inflammation in his right shoulder.

The league's two-time defending MVP has missed the last 3 1/2 games because of the injury. The Phoenix Suns said Monday he won't play at Seattle on Wednesday night, the club's last game before the All-Star break.

The decision means Nash will have had two weeks to rest and treat the shoulder before the Suns play their first post-All Star contest Feb. 20 against the Clippers in Los Angeles.

• Pat Riley will resume coaching the Miami Heat following the All-Star break, an official within the NBA said Monday.

Riley left the team on Jan. 3 because of ongoing hip and knee problems, both which required surgery. He had a procedure to repair cartilage in his right knee on Jan. 5, then hip replacement surgery Jan. 11.

-- AP