Wally Szczerbiak missed Cleveland’s game against Minnesota on Friday night to be with his wife, Shannon, who is expecting the couple’s third child. Szczerbiak was acquired on Feb. 21 in an 11-player trade that also included Chicago and Seattle. In three games with the Cavaliers, he is averaging 11.7 points. Read Original Post Here
Toronto star Chris Bosh left the Raptors’ game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night late in the first quarter with a sore right knee. Team officials said Bosh would not return to the game and will undergo further examination. The forward went to the locker room during a Raptors timeout with 2:23 left in the quarter. Read Original Post Here
Mike Woodson apparently will have the chance to finish out the season with the Atlanta Hawks despite reported efforts by general manager Billy Knight to fire the coach. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on its Web site Friday that Hawks general manager Billy Knight wanted to fire Woodson after Knight traded for point guard Mike Bibby on Feb. Read Original Post Here
SuperSonics center Robert Swift is headed for another knee surgery and is likely out for the season after playing in just eight games. The 7-footer, who had been slow to recover from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that cost him all of last season, will undergo surgery March 4 to repair a torn lateral meniscus in the same knee. Read Original Post Here
The Charlotte Bobcats waived guard Jeff McInnis on Friday. The team provided no explanation for the decision. McInnis started 26 of the 54 games he played this season, averaging 4.5 points and 4.1 assists. McInnis was criticized by coach Sam Vincent after a loss to Philadelphia a month ago, leading to a testy exchange between the two. Read Original Post Here
The NBA suspended Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger for one game without pay Friday for striking Chicago’s Andres Nocioni in the face. The incident occurred in the fourth quarter of Indiana’s 113-107 loss to the Bulls on Wednesday. The suspension was for Friday night’s game at Toronto. The Pacers had no other comment besides the statement released by the league through Stu Jackson, the NBA’s… Read Original Post Here
Washington Wizards All-Star forward Caron Butler has a prescription of rest and rehab — with no plans for surgery — to deal with the latest twist in his return from a hip injury. An MRI exam this week found that Butler has a small labral tear of the left hip joint. The injury, which has sidelined him for nearly a month, had originally been diagnosed as a strained hip flexor. Read Original Post Here
The Detroit Pistons are expected to add center Theo Ratliff next week, a person familiar with the upcoming transaction told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal couldn’t yet be completed, said the move will be made on Tuesday. The Minnesota Timberwolves requested waivers on Ratliff after reaching an agreement on a buyout of his contract. Read Original Post Here
Assault charges were dropped against Houston Rockets guard Rafer Alston, who was accused of a slashing a man with a knife in a nightclub. Prosecutors were unable to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, and the assault and attempted assault charges were dropped Friday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said. Read Original Post Here
Guard Gordan Giricek was released by the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, allowing the veteran a chance to be eligible for the postseason if he signs with another team. Giricek barely played for the Sixers since he was acquired in the late December trade that sent Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz. He averaged only 3.1 points and 9.2 minutes in 12 games. Read Original Post Here
