News archive: Saturday, December 27, 2014
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Stats
Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki has passed Elvin Hayes for eighth place on the NBA's career scoring list and 10th on the combined NBA-ABA list.
Injuries
Amar’e Stoudemire could miss the three-game West Coast trip, revealing he has a sore right knee that likely will need tests when the club returns to New York.
Injuries
Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio ran with his teammates Friday morning for the first time, another signpost on his road to return.
NBA market
The NBA has granted the Heat a $2.65 million disabled-player salary-cap exception in the wake of forward Josh McRoberts undergoing knee surgery.
Injuries
Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao has had surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon, an injury that ended his season and altered Cleveland's title hopes.
Stats
Jared Dudley made all 10 shots, including four 3-pointers, and scored a season-high 24 points Friday night to lead the Bucks to a 107-77 victory over the Hawks.
NBA rumors
The Heat are interested in Andray Blatche once the Chinese season ends in February, reports Marc Stein of ESPN.
NBA D-League
Orlando Magic guard Devyn Marble has been assigned to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.