News archive: Saturday, April 18, 2015
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NBA awards
DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in April.
NCAA news:
Iowa State says coach Fred Hoiberg has undergone open-heart surgery to replace aortic valve. He had surgery Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
NBA draft
Four ties among teams that finished the 2014-15 NBA regular season with identical records were broken Friday through random drawings.
Former players
Stephon Marbury has a statue in front of the arena, a play based on his life, three CBA titles and now will have a postage stamp named in his honor.
NBA D-League
The Cleveland Cavaliers have assigned guard Joe Harris to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team.
NBA awards
Bojan Bogdanovic and Rodney Hood today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in April.
Injuries
Tiago Splitter participated in portions of Friday’s practice, but coach Gregg Popovich wasn’t sure whether he will be available against the Clippers.
Economy
Teams have been advised ?that the league's salary cap could rise past the $100 million mark as soon as the 2017-18 season, according to league sources.