Asked which players in the modern game could've played in his era of the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal went right to Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. "I think about that all the time," O'Neal said on his show The Big Podcast. "Ant Edwards, big and strong. LeBron, of course — well he did play in our era. KD also played in our era. That's about it."

The Houston Rockets (34-21) begin their post-All Star break schedule with a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25) on Friday at Toyota Center. The Rockets lost seven of their last 10 games leading into the break,