Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey was taken to the Cleveland Clinic Friday night after going into medical distress on the bench during the third quarter of the game against the Cavaliers. - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
"He came over and he told Arnie he was feeling a little dizzy and wanted some water. The next thing you know, he passed out," Charlie Villanueva said. "He sat down and he said he was feeling dizzy. It's very scary. You don't know what's going on. I'm glad he's doing well now." - Detroit News
Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin(notes) has a partial tear of his left patella tendon, and surgery is among the treatment options being considered, NBA sources told Yahoo! Sports. - Yahoo! Sports
Mavericks guard Jason Terry underwent surgery today to repair facial injuries sustained during Wednesday night's game vs. Minnesota. The surgery was performed by Dr. Neil Williams in Dallas. He is expected to make a full recovery and return to basketball activities in 10-14 days. - NBA
What forward Amar'e Stoudemire has done lately is not going to change the status of a possible contract extension with the Suns anytime soon. Stoudemire said he wants to shelve contract-extension talks until after the season, when he also will have to make a decision about opting out of the final year of the deal, which would pay him $17.7 million. He must decide by June 30. - Arizona Republic
In trying to find a solution to his team's defensive problems, New Orleans Hornets Coach Jeff Bower said Thursday they must get more help on the ball before guards penetrate into the lane. The Hornets are repeatedly getting beat off dribble drives in the lane for layups, dunks and putbacks. In five of their six losses, the Hornets have allowed 50.5 percent shooting from the field with opponents averaging 107.6 points. - New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Oklahoma City Thunder have assigned second-year forward D.J. White to their NBA Developmental League affiliate in Tulsa. White has appeared in eight games for Oklahoma City this season but has not played since having surgery in January to repair a broken right thumb. - Associated Press
But Denver head coach George Karl, never enamored with Balkman's practice habits, hasn't used him much this season when he is healthy. Minutes that previously might have gone to Balkman have been given to newly acquired forwards Joey Graham and Malik Allen. "It is what it is,'' Balkman said. "I do what I do on the court to try to make a difference. ... I just got to get back in the gym, and got to do what I can to get back on the court.'' - FanHouse
"We're seeing glimpses of tremendous potential for him (Darko Milicic) and for us," (Kurt) Rambis said after his team practiced Thursday to prepare for Saturday's home game against Houston. "He made a pass to Ramon Sessions that Ramon wasn't even looking for, probably assuming there was no way Darko was going to get him the basketball. He has such tremendous vision and passing capabilities." - Star Tribune
This isn't the way Elton Brand envisioned his first two seasons here either, 76ers fans. When pointing out the disappointment with the Sixers organization, one of the first issues that is always brought up is the 5-year, $80 million contract to which general manager Ed Stefanski signed Brand in the summer of 2008. - Philadelphia Daily News
With defences keying on him, and Bosh not there to command double-teams and open up the floor, Bargnani has struggled to raise his game above his usual numbers. In the last five games without Bosh in the lineup, Bargnani averaged 17 points, 4.8 rebounds and shot 46 per cent, while his season totals are 17.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 47.3 per cent. - The Globe and Mail
As the Blazers enter the most pivotal stretch of the season, they might just be playing their best basketball of the season. "I feel like we're playing great right now," LaMarcus Aldridge said. "With everything that's happened to us this year, I feel like we're finally figuring it out and we're finally doing it out on the court. Everything's starting to come together." - Oregonian
Hunter said he wasn't surprised by the Bulls decision and that the team was upfront about him through the whole process. You got the sense that he knew once Joakim Noah went down for an extended time period with plantar fasciitis that he was probably the odd man out. The ironic thing is that Hunter's job description won't change much even though he's not technically on the roster anymore. - ESPN
The Knicks' primary target this summer is LeBron James, but team president Donnie Walsh has also cleared enough salary-cap space to sign two max free agents. Conceivably, the Knicks could present James with an offer to pick which other high-profile free agent he'd like to play with. Coincidentally, LeBron has previously said he wants to play with Bosh. - NY Daily News
Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles spoke to Brandon Jennings about the slumping rookie guard's recent lament that he doesn't "even know if I want to shoot the ball." "We're not fond of that kind of statement," Skiles said before the Bucks played at the Washington Wizards on Friday night. "He's too important to our team and our franchise to have any sort of defeatist-type mind-set right now. And he doesn't, really." - ESPN
Mike Woodson said he hopes to hear from the NBA regarding the technical foul assessed him in the Feb. 26 loss to Dallas by Monday. Woodson was given a technical when Dallas guard Jason Kidd dribbled into him, which was a key moment in the Hawks' loss, though it appeared Woodson had gotten off the court when the contact occurred. If the league rules in his favor, he would not be required to pay the fine accompanying a technical. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
"He came over and he told Arnie he was feeling a little dizzy and wanted some water. The next thing you know, he passed out," Charlie Villanueva said. "He sat down and he said he was feeling dizzy. It's very scary. You don't know what's going on. I'm glad he's doing well now." - Detroit News
Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin(notes) has a partial tear of his left patella tendon, and surgery is among the treatment options being considered, NBA sources told Yahoo! Sports. - Yahoo! Sports
Mavericks guard Jason Terry underwent surgery today to repair facial injuries sustained during Wednesday night's game vs. Minnesota. The surgery was performed by Dr. Neil Williams in Dallas. He is expected to make a full recovery and return to basketball activities in 10-14 days. - NBA
What forward Amar'e Stoudemire has done lately is not going to change the status of a possible contract extension with the Suns anytime soon. Stoudemire said he wants to shelve contract-extension talks until after the season, when he also will have to make a decision about opting out of the final year of the deal, which would pay him $17.7 million. He must decide by June 30. - Arizona Republic
In trying to find a solution to his team's defensive problems, New Orleans Hornets Coach Jeff Bower said Thursday they must get more help on the ball before guards penetrate into the lane. The Hornets are repeatedly getting beat off dribble drives in the lane for layups, dunks and putbacks. In five of their six losses, the Hornets have allowed 50.5 percent shooting from the field with opponents averaging 107.6 points. - New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Oklahoma City Thunder have assigned second-year forward D.J. White to their NBA Developmental League affiliate in Tulsa. White has appeared in eight games for Oklahoma City this season but has not played since having surgery in January to repair a broken right thumb. - Associated Press
But Denver head coach George Karl, never enamored with Balkman's practice habits, hasn't used him much this season when he is healthy. Minutes that previously might have gone to Balkman have been given to newly acquired forwards Joey Graham and Malik Allen. "It is what it is,'' Balkman said. "I do what I do on the court to try to make a difference. ... I just got to get back in the gym, and got to do what I can to get back on the court.'' - FanHouse
"We're seeing glimpses of tremendous potential for him (Darko Milicic) and for us," (Kurt) Rambis said after his team practiced Thursday to prepare for Saturday's home game against Houston. "He made a pass to Ramon Sessions that Ramon wasn't even looking for, probably assuming there was no way Darko was going to get him the basketball. He has such tremendous vision and passing capabilities." - Star Tribune
This isn't the way Elton Brand envisioned his first two seasons here either, 76ers fans. When pointing out the disappointment with the Sixers organization, one of the first issues that is always brought up is the 5-year, $80 million contract to which general manager Ed Stefanski signed Brand in the summer of 2008. - Philadelphia Daily News
With defences keying on him, and Bosh not there to command double-teams and open up the floor, Bargnani has struggled to raise his game above his usual numbers. In the last five games without Bosh in the lineup, Bargnani averaged 17 points, 4.8 rebounds and shot 46 per cent, while his season totals are 17.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 47.3 per cent. - The Globe and Mail
As the Blazers enter the most pivotal stretch of the season, they might just be playing their best basketball of the season. "I feel like we're playing great right now," LaMarcus Aldridge said. "With everything that's happened to us this year, I feel like we're finally figuring it out and we're finally doing it out on the court. Everything's starting to come together." - Oregonian
Hunter said he wasn't surprised by the Bulls decision and that the team was upfront about him through the whole process. You got the sense that he knew once Joakim Noah went down for an extended time period with plantar fasciitis that he was probably the odd man out. The ironic thing is that Hunter's job description won't change much even though he's not technically on the roster anymore. - ESPN
The Knicks' primary target this summer is LeBron James, but team president Donnie Walsh has also cleared enough salary-cap space to sign two max free agents. Conceivably, the Knicks could present James with an offer to pick which other high-profile free agent he'd like to play with. Coincidentally, LeBron has previously said he wants to play with Bosh. - NY Daily News
Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles spoke to Brandon Jennings about the slumping rookie guard's recent lament that he doesn't "even know if I want to shoot the ball." "We're not fond of that kind of statement," Skiles said before the Bucks played at the Washington Wizards on Friday night. "He's too important to our team and our franchise to have any sort of defeatist-type mind-set right now. And he doesn't, really." - ESPN
Mike Woodson said he hopes to hear from the NBA regarding the technical foul assessed him in the Feb. 26 loss to Dallas by Monday. Woodson was given a technical when Dallas guard Jason Kidd dribbled into him, which was a key moment in the Hawks' loss, though it appeared Woodson had gotten off the court when the contact occurred. If the league rules in his favor, he would not be required to pay the fine accompanying a technical. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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