The Blazers will sign Travis Diener to occupy their 15th roster spot once he clears waivers. Diener was waived by the Pacers on Monday after playing only four games because of an injured big toe on his left foot. - Realgm
"I think the discussion also is about, 'Are things just related to the economy,''' Fisher, a Lakers guard, said in an interview with FanHouse. "What other variables go into why teams are losing money? That's the conversations that we (the union) want to have. - Fanhouse
The Minnesota Timberwolves will waive veteran center Mark Blount on Monday, according to NBA front office sources. Securing his release before Monday's midnight deadline means Blount will be able to play for someone else in the playoffs, if he can find a new job. Players currently on NBA rosters must be released by midnight in order to retain their playoff eligibility for another team. - ESPN
The Indiana Pacers have suspended forward Solomon Jones for one game because of conduct detrimental to the team. The Pacers provided no additional details Monday explaining why Jones was suspended. Spokeswoman Krissy Myers said the Pacers would have no comment beyond a two-sentence news release issued by the team. - Associated Press
The Spurs have waived Michael Finley in order for him to pick up with another team in time to be included on a playoff roster. - Realgm
The Milwaukee Bucks’ Scott Skiles and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Scott Brooks today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in February. - NBA
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Feb. 22-28. - NBA
The Detroit Pistons’ Jonas Jerebko and New Orleans Hornets’ Darren Collison today were named the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in February. - NBA
The former NBA superstar spent time near the end of the workout talking with coach Larry Brown and general manager Rod Higgins. Higgins said Jordan decided against signing guard Larry Hughes, but wouldn't rule out signing a guard to add depth as they try to reach the playoffs. - Associated Press
Andray Blatche is starting to give Washington Wizards' fans something to be excited about in a season of turmoil highlighted by the gun-related suspension of Gilbert Arenas and a couple of high-profile trades. The 23-year Blatche continued to thrive being the new leader of the Wizards, scoring a career-high 36 points and adding 15 rebounds in an 89-85 comeback victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night. - Washington Times
Pau Gasol had heard enough. Too much chirping from the Birdman (Chris Andersen). Too much nonsense from Nene. Too much mouthing off from Melo (Anthony). Too many comments from Kenyon (Martin). And so he did something about it, ramping up his aggression to grab a game-high 14 rebounds, which helped erase a nine-point first-half deficit in the Lakers' 95-89 win against the Nuggets on Sunday. - ESPNLosAngeles
Two teammates helped him leave the floor, but McDyess said he felt better with every step. Later he admitted, “I was more afraid than hurt.” Spurs doctors looked at him and didn't want him to return, and Gregg Popovich never expected to see him again Sunday: “I thought he was really hurt badly.” But there was McDyess trotting back, as odd a sight as (Jason) Richardson missing his dunk. McDyess ended up playing more minutes than Tim Duncan. - San Antonio Express-News
And here's the agreement Butler and the league came to: he can chew the straws on the bench but he has to throw them away when he goes into the game. Butler estimated he went 15-20 straws Sunday against New Orleans. "It was cool," Butler said. "They met me halfway." - Dallas Morning News
Minnesota Timberwolves star center Al Jefferson apologized to the team and fans Sunday after his arrest on suspicion of DWI following a weekend loss to Portland. The Timberwolves suspended Jefferson for the next two games without pay -- a punishment Jefferson said he accepts. - ESPN
Grizzlies center Hasheem Thabeet scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds on Sunday in his second game with the NBA Development League's Dakota Wizards, and guard Lester Hudson scored nine points in his debut with the Wizards, after being assigned to the squad by the Grizzlies earlier in the day. - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Just as opponents don’t worry much when Wallace work’s outside the arc. Prior to a recent game, an assistant coach from another club saw him practice his 3-pointers and said, “Every guy in the league loves to watch that. They love him shooting 3’s.” When it was mentioned that Wallace’s inside game is better than expected, the assistant said, “Unstoppable. Unstoppable. He’s got so many moves down on the low block that you can’t stop him. That’s why we love to see him outside.” - Boston Herald
Shaquille O'Neal will undergo surgery Monday to repair his injured right thumb and could miss the rest of the season. The Cavs will have to adjust to life without their big man starting tonight against the Knicks. O'Neal was diagnosed yesterday at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, where he learned he will need the surgery. - New York Daily News
Yesterday McGrady said he would be willing to recruit James this summer, though it's hard to envision that happening because McGrady won't necessarily know if he will be with the team. Either way, he became the latest to gush about New York City and what it offers. "I would like to play with a lot of those guys that are going to be a free agent," McGrady said. "And I'm sure this is a very attractive place to play. You have the bright lights, big stage every night. You've got the most passionate fans in basketball. And this is the mecca of basketball. This is it. So very attractive place, and I'm sure a lot of guys will definitely consider that." - New York Post
After all of Morey's precise calculations and smart moves, the most important step to making the Rockets serious contenders next season requires a leap of faith. “We have to bet on Yao,” the general manager said. “There's no other way to go at this point.” That's because there's no one else who comes close to doing the things Yao can do. That is, unless Yao opts out of his contract, and there's no reason to think he will. - Houston Chronicle
Tony Battie has heard nothing about a potential buyout. "Either way, I'll be happy," he said. "I always pride myself on being professional. I'm a Net and I owe them my best. It's a little weird looking at leaving money on the table." - New York Post
He wasn't in the gym yesterday when the 76ers resumed practice after their West Coast swing. No one could say definitively whether he would be in the gym again. But Allen Iverson, in his own way, remained a presence. The Sixers continue to say he is out indefinitely as he copes with the illness of his youngest child, Messiah, 4, who, by all accounts, continues to battle a problem that has yet to be specifically diagnosed. - Philadelphia Daily News
At this rate, the Knicks would gladly take LeBron if it meant they had to fill out the rest of their roster with D-League players. What you do like about McGrady is that he still considers himself an elite player even though he isn’t at that level yet and there is no guarantee that he will ever be back to that level. - NY Daily News Blog
On Joakim Noah: "He could be out a while," Vinny Del Negro admitted. "He could be out a week, two weeks, a month. I don't know yet. It's going to be how he reacts, how his foot reacts. It comes down to rest and getting treatments and see how he reacts. "And then when he comes back it's his conditioning. It's not the perfect scenario obviously." - ChicagoBreakingSports
Everybody wants to know A. if you recruited any of the free agents while you were down at the All-Star game and B. what are the chances that one of the top three guys come here next year, either Wade, LeBron or Bosh? Derrick Rose: “No I couldn’t go after them like that. I told them Chicago is a great place, if they wanna come we’ll be more than happy to take them. It’s huge if one of them comes here. One of the three, either Lebron, Wade or Bosh, one of them comes here.” - SportsRadioInterviews
Nate Robinson on whether he seeked a trade out of New York: “No, I didn’t seek a trade. I know these are some pretty big shoes to fill, Eddie House’s, because the Boston fans they loved him. They gave him a standing ovation. So I’m just trying to do my job and just try to help this team win as many games as we can.” - SportsRadioInterviews
Scottie Pippen: "I've really just been enjoying my retired life. I live down in Fort Lauderdale and spend a lot of time with my kids down there with their different basketball leagues. But it's been a lot of fun. I do a lot of traveling abroad for the NBA, going to Asia and doing some trips there, and Russia. So that's pretty much been the life of Scottie Pippen over the last four or five years." - Orlando Sentinel
The Heat either must convince one of the other big-name free agents to join them -- LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson, Stoudemire or Boozer -- or Dwyane Wade will be leaving town, sinking them to the depths of the NBA. You can see it in his play, his body language now. He deserves better than what the Heat have given him. Wade returned to action Sunday night after missing the previous four games with a strained calf muscle, and he probably wished he had stayed on the sideline a little longer. He had 17 points by halftime, but he ran out of gas in the second half, finishing with 21. There was no one there to bail him out. - FanHouse
Reports that Zydrunas Ilgauskas has made up his mind and is heading back to Cleveland are premature, a source close to the situation told NBA.com on Sunday. Five playoff contenders remain in the mix, along with the favorite Cavaliers, for the 7-foot-3 center who was bought out by Washington last week. - NBA
"I think the discussion also is about, 'Are things just related to the economy,''' Fisher, a Lakers guard, said in an interview with FanHouse. "What other variables go into why teams are losing money? That's the conversations that we (the union) want to have. - Fanhouse
The Minnesota Timberwolves will waive veteran center Mark Blount on Monday, according to NBA front office sources. Securing his release before Monday's midnight deadline means Blount will be able to play for someone else in the playoffs, if he can find a new job. Players currently on NBA rosters must be released by midnight in order to retain their playoff eligibility for another team. - ESPN
The Indiana Pacers have suspended forward Solomon Jones for one game because of conduct detrimental to the team. The Pacers provided no additional details Monday explaining why Jones was suspended. Spokeswoman Krissy Myers said the Pacers would have no comment beyond a two-sentence news release issued by the team. - Associated Press
The Spurs have waived Michael Finley in order for him to pick up with another team in time to be included on a playoff roster. - Realgm
The Milwaukee Bucks’ Scott Skiles and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Scott Brooks today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in February. - NBA
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Feb. 22-28. - NBA
The Detroit Pistons’ Jonas Jerebko and New Orleans Hornets’ Darren Collison today were named the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in February. - NBA
The former NBA superstar spent time near the end of the workout talking with coach Larry Brown and general manager Rod Higgins. Higgins said Jordan decided against signing guard Larry Hughes, but wouldn't rule out signing a guard to add depth as they try to reach the playoffs. - Associated Press
Andray Blatche is starting to give Washington Wizards' fans something to be excited about in a season of turmoil highlighted by the gun-related suspension of Gilbert Arenas and a couple of high-profile trades. The 23-year Blatche continued to thrive being the new leader of the Wizards, scoring a career-high 36 points and adding 15 rebounds in an 89-85 comeback victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night. - Washington Times
Pau Gasol had heard enough. Too much chirping from the Birdman (Chris Andersen). Too much nonsense from Nene. Too much mouthing off from Melo (Anthony). Too many comments from Kenyon (Martin). And so he did something about it, ramping up his aggression to grab a game-high 14 rebounds, which helped erase a nine-point first-half deficit in the Lakers' 95-89 win against the Nuggets on Sunday. - ESPNLosAngeles
Two teammates helped him leave the floor, but McDyess said he felt better with every step. Later he admitted, “I was more afraid than hurt.” Spurs doctors looked at him and didn't want him to return, and Gregg Popovich never expected to see him again Sunday: “I thought he was really hurt badly.” But there was McDyess trotting back, as odd a sight as (Jason) Richardson missing his dunk. McDyess ended up playing more minutes than Tim Duncan. - San Antonio Express-News
And here's the agreement Butler and the league came to: he can chew the straws on the bench but he has to throw them away when he goes into the game. Butler estimated he went 15-20 straws Sunday against New Orleans. "It was cool," Butler said. "They met me halfway." - Dallas Morning News
Minnesota Timberwolves star center Al Jefferson apologized to the team and fans Sunday after his arrest on suspicion of DWI following a weekend loss to Portland. The Timberwolves suspended Jefferson for the next two games without pay -- a punishment Jefferson said he accepts. - ESPN
Grizzlies center Hasheem Thabeet scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds on Sunday in his second game with the NBA Development League's Dakota Wizards, and guard Lester Hudson scored nine points in his debut with the Wizards, after being assigned to the squad by the Grizzlies earlier in the day. - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Just as opponents don’t worry much when Wallace work’s outside the arc. Prior to a recent game, an assistant coach from another club saw him practice his 3-pointers and said, “Every guy in the league loves to watch that. They love him shooting 3’s.” When it was mentioned that Wallace’s inside game is better than expected, the assistant said, “Unstoppable. Unstoppable. He’s got so many moves down on the low block that you can’t stop him. That’s why we love to see him outside.” - Boston Herald
Shaquille O'Neal will undergo surgery Monday to repair his injured right thumb and could miss the rest of the season. The Cavs will have to adjust to life without their big man starting tonight against the Knicks. O'Neal was diagnosed yesterday at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, where he learned he will need the surgery. - New York Daily News
Yesterday McGrady said he would be willing to recruit James this summer, though it's hard to envision that happening because McGrady won't necessarily know if he will be with the team. Either way, he became the latest to gush about New York City and what it offers. "I would like to play with a lot of those guys that are going to be a free agent," McGrady said. "And I'm sure this is a very attractive place to play. You have the bright lights, big stage every night. You've got the most passionate fans in basketball. And this is the mecca of basketball. This is it. So very attractive place, and I'm sure a lot of guys will definitely consider that." - New York Post
After all of Morey's precise calculations and smart moves, the most important step to making the Rockets serious contenders next season requires a leap of faith. “We have to bet on Yao,” the general manager said. “There's no other way to go at this point.” That's because there's no one else who comes close to doing the things Yao can do. That is, unless Yao opts out of his contract, and there's no reason to think he will. - Houston Chronicle
Tony Battie has heard nothing about a potential buyout. "Either way, I'll be happy," he said. "I always pride myself on being professional. I'm a Net and I owe them my best. It's a little weird looking at leaving money on the table." - New York Post
He wasn't in the gym yesterday when the 76ers resumed practice after their West Coast swing. No one could say definitively whether he would be in the gym again. But Allen Iverson, in his own way, remained a presence. The Sixers continue to say he is out indefinitely as he copes with the illness of his youngest child, Messiah, 4, who, by all accounts, continues to battle a problem that has yet to be specifically diagnosed. - Philadelphia Daily News
At this rate, the Knicks would gladly take LeBron if it meant they had to fill out the rest of their roster with D-League players. What you do like about McGrady is that he still considers himself an elite player even though he isn’t at that level yet and there is no guarantee that he will ever be back to that level. - NY Daily News Blog
On Joakim Noah: "He could be out a while," Vinny Del Negro admitted. "He could be out a week, two weeks, a month. I don't know yet. It's going to be how he reacts, how his foot reacts. It comes down to rest and getting treatments and see how he reacts. "And then when he comes back it's his conditioning. It's not the perfect scenario obviously." - ChicagoBreakingSports
Everybody wants to know A. if you recruited any of the free agents while you were down at the All-Star game and B. what are the chances that one of the top three guys come here next year, either Wade, LeBron or Bosh? Derrick Rose: “No I couldn’t go after them like that. I told them Chicago is a great place, if they wanna come we’ll be more than happy to take them. It’s huge if one of them comes here. One of the three, either Lebron, Wade or Bosh, one of them comes here.” - SportsRadioInterviews
Nate Robinson on whether he seeked a trade out of New York: “No, I didn’t seek a trade. I know these are some pretty big shoes to fill, Eddie House’s, because the Boston fans they loved him. They gave him a standing ovation. So I’m just trying to do my job and just try to help this team win as many games as we can.” - SportsRadioInterviews
Scottie Pippen: "I've really just been enjoying my retired life. I live down in Fort Lauderdale and spend a lot of time with my kids down there with their different basketball leagues. But it's been a lot of fun. I do a lot of traveling abroad for the NBA, going to Asia and doing some trips there, and Russia. So that's pretty much been the life of Scottie Pippen over the last four or five years." - Orlando Sentinel
The Heat either must convince one of the other big-name free agents to join them -- LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson, Stoudemire or Boozer -- or Dwyane Wade will be leaving town, sinking them to the depths of the NBA. You can see it in his play, his body language now. He deserves better than what the Heat have given him. Wade returned to action Sunday night after missing the previous four games with a strained calf muscle, and he probably wished he had stayed on the sideline a little longer. He had 17 points by halftime, but he ran out of gas in the second half, finishing with 21. There was no one there to bail him out. - FanHouse
Reports that Zydrunas Ilgauskas has made up his mind and is heading back to Cleveland are premature, a source close to the situation told NBA.com on Sunday. Five playoff contenders remain in the mix, along with the favorite Cavaliers, for the 7-foot-3 center who was bought out by Washington last week. - NBA
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