News archive: Thursday, March 06, 2014
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Injuries
Eric Bledsoe will return to game action for the Suns in the next week. The point guard will play no later than next Wednesday’s and no earlier than Sunday.
NBA market
The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard Jorge Gutierrez to a 10-day contract, General Manager Billy King announced today.
NBA rumors
Nate Robinson plans to be around at the start of next season. The business end of that means he'll exercise his player option to do so.
NBA market
The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed forward Reggie Williams to a 10-day contract, it was announced today by General Manager Sam Presti.
NBA awards
LeBron James and Blake Griffin were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in February.
NBA market
The Sacramento Kings today signed forward Royce White to a 10-day contract, according to Kings General Manager Pete D’Alessandro.
NBA awards
Victor Oladipo and Nick Calathes were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in February.
Records
Kyle Korver wound up with few chances and his NBA-record streak of 127 games with a 3-pointer was snapped in Atlanta's 102-78 loss to Portland on Wednesday.
NBA games
Al Jefferson scored 34 points and the Bobcats stunned NBA-leading Indiana 109-87 Wednesday, handing the Pacers just their second two-game skid of the season.
NBA games
Raymond Felton broke out of his slump with 18 points and Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points to help the Knicks snap a seven-game losing streak.
NBA games
Reserves D.J. Augustin and Taj Gibson combined for 48 points on 18-of-30 shooting as the Bulls beat the Pistons 105-94 for their fifth victory in six games.
NCAA news:
Wake Forest upsets Duke 82-72 on Wednesday night after Coach K experienced enough dizziness and light-headedness to force him to kneel during a late timeout.
NCAA news:
Shabazz Napier scored 26 points and Niels Giffey added a career high 16 points in their final home game to lead UConn to a 69-63 win over Rutgers on Wednesday.
NCAA news:
Nick Johnson scored 25 points and No. 3 Arizona beat Oregon State 74-69 Wednesday night in a back-and-forth game that wasn't decided until the final minutes.