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All-Star game TV ratings up 17 percent (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Final television ratings showed a big increase in viewership for the NBA All-Star game. The game in Phoenix on Sunday night, featuring a Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neal reunion, earned a 4.5 national rating on TNT, the network said Thursday. That's up 17 percent from last year. The game was watched by more than 7.6 million people.