Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez is participating in NBA All-Star Weekend for a second straight year. On Tuesday, the league awarded him a roster spot for the Rising Stars Challenge. Last year he competed in the game that showcases the top rookies and second-year players.

The meteoric rise of Kel’el Ware apparently came too late for a ticket to All-Star Weekend, with second-year forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. the lone Miami Heat player announced Tuesday in the

Jaime Jaquez Jr. will again represent the Heat on the Rising Stars stage, but not rookie standout Kel’el Ware.

Iffy due to illness

Despite the turbulence around him, Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. sat by his locker, bearing both, a calm and focused demeanor.

UCLA basketball alum and current Miami Heat player Jaime Jaquez Jr. took a break in between games against the Clippers and the Lakers to return to his hometown of Camarillo to have his #24 jersey ...

Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze participated in the team's Monday morning shootaround, but he's still working through concussion protocol.

Franz Wagner, playing in just his third game after missing 20 straight with a torn right oblique, led the Magic with 29 points. He again played beyond his original minutes restriction, logging 40 minutes. Paolo Banchero, who played 44 minutes, had an overall rough night, finishing with 17 points on 7-of-21 floor shooting and five turnovers.

The hometown boy from Camarillo, Jaime Jaquez Jr., returned ... as a standard for excellence, Jaquez having gone from Camarillo to UCLA to the NBA’s Miami Heat. “I love this community ...

Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame their travel issues to beat the Miami Heat 125-96 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory.

Jaime Jaquez Jr., the best boys’ basketball player in Camarillo High history, had his No. 24 jersey retired by the school during a ceremony on Jan. 14 in the Scorpion Dome. Jaquez, who went on to become an All-American and Final Four standout for UCLA,

Kel'el Ware's potential gives the Miami Heat a great building block to help them navigate a post Jimmy Butler world.