There is no precedent for two players from the same team competing in the same 3-point contest, so perhaps it wasn't so surprising that, when the field was announced last week, Bonner's name was not listed.

"I think he deserved to be in it just as much as anybody," Mason said. "I would have loved for them to have two Spurs in there."

Set to join Mason in Phoenix are two-time winner Jason Kopono of Toronto, Indiana's Danny Granger, Orlando's Rashard Lewis, Atlanta's Mike Bibby and Miami's Daequan Cook.

Cook's inclusion is the real head-scratcher. At the time of his selection, he ranked 31st in 3-point percentage.

Bonner, who is shooting 48.9 percent from beyond the arc, has accepted his snub in typical Bonner fashion. He jokes that he will stage some sort of protest at All-Star Weekend, which he says may or may not involve streaking.

When told such an act of uncivil disobedience might negate him from consideration from future contests, Bonner laughed.

"They're never going to invite me anyway," he said.

Mason, though disappointed for Bonner, will not be shooting under protest. He will be just the fifth Spurs player to participate in the contest, joining Dale Ellis (1994), Chuck Person (1995), Terry Porter (2000) and Steve Smith (2002), and hopes to become the first Spurs player to win it.

All aboard: Barring something unforeseen, today's game should mark the first meeting between the Spurs and Celtics with each team's Big Three intact.

Boston's Kevin Garnett and the Spurs' Tony Parker each sat out the Celtics' victory in Boston last season. Celtics guard Ray Allen, meanwhile, missed his team's win in San Antonio.

Tim Duncan, one of four players Spurs coach Gregg Popovich held out of Tuesday's loss at Denver, joked that he's not sure he will be in the starting lineup in Boston.

"I hope to be, but there are no guarantees," Duncan said. "There were some things said to Pop during the Denver game, and I don't think he appreciated it."