News from October 13. The class of 2000 Hall of Fame inductees were formally enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The inductees are: Players Bob McAdoo played 14 seasons in the NBA, with the Buffalo Braves 72-73 - 76-77, with the LA Lakers 81-82 - 84-85 Isiah Thomas played with the Detroit Pistons 81-82 - 93-94, Finals MVP 1990, won championships in 1989 and 1990 Coaches Pat Summit 728-105 record in 26 seasons coaching at the University of Tennessee, won woman's Championships in 1991, 1996, 1997, and 1998 Morgan Wooten 1210-163 record in 43 seasons of coaching at DeMatha (Washington, D.C.) High School Contributors Danny Biasone inventor of the shot clock, NBA original owner (Syracuse Nationals) C.M. Newton Kentucky athletic director, 40 years in basketball Boston picked up the 4th year option of the contract for Paul Pierce. The contracts for 1st round draft picks from 1998 have a 4th year (2001-02 season) at the teams' option that must be picked up by October 31. The LA Lakers signed Shaquille O'Neal to a 3 year, $88.5 million contract extension. O'Neal is now signed through the 2005-06 season. Minnesota released Damian Owens and Steve Hart. Portland released Ime Udoka. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) underwent arthroscopic surgery in his left knee to repair torn cartilage. He will be out about 4 to 6 weeks. Seattle released Randy Livingston and Brandon Williams. Pre-season games Dal 104, Pho 94 - at Pho Michael Finley (Dal) had 24 points and 6 assists. Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 13 points including 3-4 FG, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, and 6 turnovers. Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 18 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Ruben Garces (Pho) had 12 points including 6-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Atl 82, Mia 78 - at Albany, Georgia DerMarr Johnson (Atl) had 11 points including 4-11 FG. Alan Henderson (Atl) had 13 points. Lorenzen Wright (Atl) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Eddie Jones (Mia) had 19 points and 6 assists. Orl 101, Det 94 - at Tampa, Florida Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 24 points including 5-10 FT and 5 blocks. Darnell Armstrong (Orl) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Ben Wallace (Det) had 10 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 18 points. Sea 96, Uta 95 OT - at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Gary Payton (Sea) had 16 points including 5-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Patrick Ewing (Sea) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 3 blocks. Jacque Vaughn (Uta) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Bryon Russell (Uta) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. GS 99, Por 96 OT - at San Jose, California Erick Dampier (GS) had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Danny Fortson (GS) had 10 points on 1-10 FG and 8-11 FT, 13 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Antawn Jamison (GS) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Min 104, Mil 94 - at Minot, North Dakota Kevin Garnett (Min) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 22 points including 10-17 FG and 5 assists. Joe Smith (Min) had 16 points and 12 rebounds including 6 offensive. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 17 points and 3 steals. Lindsey Hunter (Mil) had 18 points. Min shot 50% (38-76) FG and Mil shot 37.7% (29-77) FG. On the lighter side: Detroit, in trying to generate some toughness, was bring their starters through a row of chest-bumping teammates during introductions. Friday night, Eric Montross came down the line, got a chest bump from a teammate, and fell down.