TC Sports: Usher Go Home? NBA All-Star News

Has Usher been shown the door by the Cleveland Cavaliers? The Grammy-winning R&B artist, who said "I look for Cleveland to be my home away from home" when he became a minority owner last year, has not attended a Cavaliers home game this season, according to the Associated Press. On top of that, his hit song Yeah is no longer blasted inside Quicken Loans Arena, and perhaps more telling, the Atlantan does not appear in the club's media guide along with principle owners Dan Gilbert, Gordon Gund and David Katzman. Usher's financial investment in the Cavaliers was never made public. Katzman described Usher's ownership share as "very, very significant" last year. Usher followed hip-hop artists Nelly (Charlotte) and Jay-Z (New Jersey) in becoming celebrity owners of an NBA team, and now he might the first one out.

Queen Latifah will host a celebrity pool tournament for All-Star weekend in Houston on Feb. 16. Boost Mobile will present the event, billed as Zo & Magic’s 8-Ball Challenge, in conjunction with Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat and NBA legend, Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson. NBA players Dwayne Wade (Miami Heat), Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets), rap superstars Ludacris and Nelly, and actor Dean Cain are confirmed to participate for the public event, competing for luxury gift items courtesy of the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board, Boost Mobile and Tiffany & Co. Proceeds from the event, to be held at Jillian’s of Houston, will benefit Alonzo Mourning Charities and The Magic Johnson Foundation

Destiny's Child will sing The Star-Spangled Banner at the Feb. 20 NBA All-Star Game in their hometown of Houston "The appearance is being billed as the "last-ever appearance" of the group.