Jazz owner gets farewell at team’s home arena
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller received a fitting farewell.
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Heat to retire Mourning’s No. 33 (AP)
Alonzo Mourning’s jersey will soon hang over the Miami Heat’s home floor. The Heat will retire Mourning’s No. 33 in a halftime ceremony March 30, when Miami hosts the Orlando Magic. His will be the first Heat jersey to be retired by the team, which has previously put the numbers of Michael Jordan and Dan Marino on the arena wall.
Nuggets feel validated by beating Lakers (AP)
The Los Angeles Lakers’ legs were weary and their eyes droopy, yet the Denver Nuggets feel their signature win over the team with the NBA’s best record served notice that they’re for real, too. “This was a big game for us,” Chauncey Billups declared after Denver’s stunning 90-79 rout of the Lakers, who barely avoided the worst shooting night since their move from Minneapolis to L.A.
Rasheed Wallace of Detroit Pistons not suspended for Friday game vs. Orlando Magic
Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace won’t be suspended after all for the team’s game against the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
NBA to distribute $200 million to teams in need
The NBA has lined up $200 million to distribute to teams interested in additional cash, which the league considers a sign it remains strong in a slumping economy.