News from August 25. The NBA fined the LA Clippers $250,000 for violating the league's rules while trying to re-sign DeAndre Jordan by making a presentation to Jordan on July 2, during the July Moratorium. Charlotte signed Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to a 4 year, $52 million contract extension. Miami signed Keith Benson to a 1 year, minimum non-guaranteed contract. The LA Lakers signed guard Michael Frazier to a 1 year, minimum non-guaranteed contract. ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html