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Orlando Magic's Mickael Pietrus, left, of France takes a shot past Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Bench players keys Hawks to win over Orlando

AP - 35 minutes ago

ORLANDO, Fla. - Reserve guards Maurice Evans and Acie Law scored 17 and 20 points respectively, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 118-101 Monday night in the preseason opener for both teams.

  • Mavs hire Westphal as executive VP AP - Mon Oct 6, 5:51 PM ET

    DALLAS - Former NBA head coach Paul Westphal was hired as the Mavericks' executive vice president of basketball operations on Monday.

  • Knicks' Curry practices for first time AP - Mon Oct 6, 5:32 PM ET

    GREENBURGH, N.Y. - New York Knicks center Eddy Curry practiced for the first time this season Monday after he was sidelined last week because of a bacterial infection.

  • NBA class of '05 extensions could be scarce The Sporting News - Mon Oct 6, 10:56 AM ET

    Four members of the 2005 NBA draft class have received contract extensions so far, as allowed by NBA rules. But a round of interviews with personnel executives and agents conducted by Sporting News over the weekend shows that it's unlikely the '05 group will get much more by way of extensions before the Oct. 31 deadline.

  • Shaun Livingston signs deal with Miami Heat AP - Fri Oct 3, 3:33 PM ET

    MIAMI - The Miami Heat are giving Shaun Livingston a second chance at an NBA career.

  • Bulls say Noah out 5 days with eye injury AP - Fri Oct 3, 12:57 PM ET

    DEERFIELD, Ill. - Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah is out with an eye injury.

  • Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy leaves Brooklyn federal court after his sentencing in New York July 29, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
    Refs report finds only Donaghy committed crimes AP - Fri Oct 3, 4:21 AM ET

    NEW YORK - Tim Donaghy is in prison, and David Stern doesn't want anyone else in the NBA to get in trouble because of gambling.

  • This is a Sept. 29, 2008 file photo showing Atlanta Hawks basketball player Zaza Pachulia. While he spent the summer preparing for another NBA season, family and friends in his native Georgia were enduring a war with neighboring Russia. 'It was the worst time of my life,' the Atlanta Hawks center said. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
    Pachulia aches while homeland burns AP - Thu Oct 2, 7:06 PM ET

    ATLANTA - While war raged in his homeland, Zaza Pachulia ached from afar.

  • Anti-gambling rules need strengthening, says report Reuters - Thu Oct 2, 4:37 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A report on the NBA's officiating program released on Thursday found no evidence of illegal gambling by any referee other than Tim Donaghy.

  • Chicago Bulls' Ben Gordon speaks during an interview at the NBA basketball team's media day in Deerfield, Ill., Monday, Sept. 29, 2008.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
    Ben Gordon accepts 1-year, $6.4M offer from Bulls AP - Thu Oct 2, 12:36 AM ET

    CHICAGO - Chicago guard Ben Gordon accepted the Bulls' one-year, $6.4 million tender offer just before the deadline Wednesday night.

  • Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden poses during media day at the Rose Garden Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
    Greg Oden rolls ankle as Blazers begin practice AP - Wed Oct 1, 5:40 PM ET

    TUALATIN, Ore. - Portland center Greg Oden is OK after rolling his right ankle during the first day of training camp. "He's fine," Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan said Wednesday. "Everybody, he's fine. He's OK."

  • New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni watches his players during basketball training camp at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
    Coach Mike D'Antoni has Knicks off and running AP - Tue Sep 30, 7:32 PM ET

    SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Mike D'Antoni stood near the sideline Tuesday with arms folded, smiling as he watched players speed by during full-court drills. At that moment, he might've been the only one in the gym enjoying himself.

  • Williams' lawyers to see papers related to slur AP - Tue Sep 30, 5:30 PM ET

    NEWARK, N.J. - Jayson Williams' defense team will get access to additional details about a racial slur uttered by an investigator in the manslaughter case against the former NBA star.

  • Heat GM Randy Pfund resigns, Pat Riley takes over AP - Mon Sep 29, 9:38 PM ET

    MIAMI - Heat general manager Randy Pfund, who helped Miami win the 2006 NBA championship as the highlight of his 13 years with the franchise, resigned Monday.

  • San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, poses for a photograph during media day at the basketball team's practice facility in San Antonio, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Ginobili continues recovery from ankle surgery AP - Mon Sep 29, 8:10 PM ET

    SAN ANTONIO - There was no noticeable limp when Manu Ginobili walked into the San Antonio Spurs training facility Monday. Even better, there was no sign of bad feelings from his teammates.

  • Utah Jazz owner Greg Miller talks with Jazz forward Mehmet Okur during the team's NBA basketball media day, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
    Harpring missing Jazz camp with ankle infection AP - Mon Sep 29, 7:52 PM ET

    SALT LAKE CITY - Matt Harpring's knees are fine. It's complications from ankle surgery this summer that are keeping him from joining his teammates at Utah Jazz training camp.

  • McGrady says shoulder arthritic, knee slow to heal AP - Mon Sep 29, 7:37 PM ET

    HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets, buzzing about the arrival of Ron Artest, already have injury concerns with Tracy McGrady.

  • Minnesota Timberwolves' Al Jefferson hams it up for the camera during the NBA basketball team's media day Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, in Minneapolis. Jefferson suffered a scary knee injury while working out with the team two weeks ago; it was diagnosed as just a mild sprain and he says he plans to be back to normal in another two weeks or so. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
    Jefferson says knee will be ready in 2 weeks AP - Mon Sep 29, 6:31 PM ET

    MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson says he's "feeling wonderful" just a couple weeks after spraining his right knee during a workout with teammates.

  • Boston Celtics basketball teammates, from left, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, pose for a photo shoot during team media day in Waltham, Mass. Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
    Cassell back to help Celtics defend NBA title AP - Mon Sep 29, 6:13 PM ET

    BOSTON - Of all the issues Doc Rivers had to deal with in his first summer as an NBA champion — replacing the free agents who left, working on his golf game, figuring out what to wear to the White House — there's one thing that never came up.

  • Mavs' Howard apologizes for last 5 months AP - Mon Sep 29, 6:04 PM ET

    DALLAS - Mavericks forward Josh Howard has apologized for disrespecting the national anthem and "everything that's happened in the last five months."

  • New York Knicks basketball player Stephon Marbury is surrounded by reporters during Knicks media day in Tarrytown, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Marbury ready to play, and he doesn't care where AP - Mon Sep 29, 5:40 PM ET

    GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Stephon Marbury doesn't care. He says the New York Knicks can get rid of him. In remarks filled with contradictions and accusations Monday, the point guard stressed that the team's problems last year went well beyond him.

  • Frustrated Arenas focusing on younger Wizards AP - Sat Sep 27, 4:42 PM ET

    RICHMOND, Va. - Gilbert Arenas didn't want to take attention from Washington's healthy players when he declined to talk Friday at the Wizards' media day and drew a fine from the NBA.

  • Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade talks to the media during the teams annual media day in Miami, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
    Riley settling into new role with Heat, once again AP - Sat Sep 27, 2:25 PM ET

    MIAMI - The Miami Heat gathered on their practice court, the squeaks of sneakers and the bouncing of basketballs echoing off the walls. It was like countless workouts before. This time, however, Pat Riley wasn't the coach.

  • Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson speaks during a news conference at the team's basketball training facility in El Segundo, Calif., Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
    Jackson returns to Lakers relaxed AP - Fri Sep 26, 7:24 PM ET

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Don't be fooled by Phil Jackson's tan and relaxed demeanor. He's still upset about missing out on another NBA title last summer.

  • Jason Williams retires from NBA after 10 seasons AP - Fri Sep 26, 6:46 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Jason Williams announced his retirement Friday, ending his 10-year NBA career less than two months after signing with the Los Angeles Clippers.

  • D'Antoni believes he can win with unchanged roster AP - Fri Sep 26, 6:08 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Stephon Marbury is still here and perhaps might be for a while longer.

  • Rockets' Battier to miss bulk of preseason AP - Fri Sep 26, 3:54 PM ET

    HOUSTON - Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier will be sidelined up to four weeks and miss most of preseason because of an inflammation in his left foot.

  • In this Dec. 10, 2004 file photo, New York Knicks' Allan Houston (20) puts up a shot as Washington Wizards' Larry Hughes, left, and Knicks' head coach Lenny Wilkens, right, watch during the first quarter of a basketball game in Washington. Houston signed with the New York Knicks on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, and will attempt another comeback with his former team. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
    Houston signs, will try another Knicks comeback AP - Fri Sep 26, 1:54 AM ET

    NEW YORK - Allan Houston signed with the New York Knicks on Thursday and will attempt another comeback with his former team.

  • Warriors mum on possible punishment for Ellis AP - Thu Sep 25, 7:49 PM ET

    OAKLAND, Calif. - Chris Mullin hopes Monta Ellis learned something about maturity when a misadventure with a moped left the Golden State guard with a severely sprained ankle.

  • Rockets match Bobcats' offer sheet, keep Landry AP - Thu Sep 25, 7:36 PM ET

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Rockets matched the Bobcats' three-year, $9 million offer sheet for restricted free agent Carl Landry on Thursday, keeping the forward in Houston.

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