News archive: Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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NBA rumors
The Boston Celtics are exhibiting a renewed willingness to pursue trade packages that include point guard Rajon Rondo, according to league sources.
Injuries
Thunder rookie forward Mitch McGary will miss the next 2-3 weeks with periostitis (inflammation) in his left tibia.
Execs and owners
In 2010, the NBA fined former Pistons president Joe Dumars $500,000 for leaking multiple confidential league memos to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.
Injuries
Early reports said Blazers center Robin Lopez would be out a month, but Lopez tweeted Wednesday it’s going to be longer than that.
NBA D-League
The Golden State Warriors have assigned center Ognjen Kuzmic to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League.
Injuries
Bucks forward Jabari Parker undergo an MRI that revealed a torn ACL in his left knee. He is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Coaches
Another possible candidate for the Kings' bench emerged in the most convenient of ways: former Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson.
Stats
Kevin Durant, who is 26 years old, became the second-youngest player to surpass 15,000 points on Tuesday night.
Incidents
The Nets say a water leak due to the installation of a "new green roof" at Barclays Center was responsible for a 29-minute delay in their game against the Heat.
NBA games
Tyson Chandler had three dunks during Dallas' sizzling start to his return to New York, and Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 points to help the Mavs beat the Knicks.
NBA games
With all backups on the floor, Vince Carter and the Grizzlies scored 20 straight points to start the second quarter and went on to beat Golden State 105-98.
NCAA news:
The Texas Longhorns have given sophomore guard Damarcus Croaker an unconditional release from his scholarship.
NCAA news:
Top 25 college basketball scores for games played on Tuesday, December 16th 2014.
NCAA news:
Iowa State redshirt sophomore Sherron Dorsey-Walker says he's leaving the program. He intends to transfer to another school.