News from October 14. Miami released Chris King and Ryan Lorthridge. New York signed Scott Brooks. Larry Brown (Ind coach) will undergo a double hernia operation today (Tuesday) and will not travel with the team to Europe for two pre-season games. Pre-season games Sea 89, Van 83 - at Missoula, Montana Gary Payton (Sea) had 16 points and 5 assists. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 26 points including 10-14 FT and 8 rebounds. Roy Rogers (Van) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Ind 109, Was 102 - at Ind Erick Dampier (Ind) had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Dale Davis (Ind) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 9 rebounds. Tracy Murray (Was) had 17 points. Ashraf Amaya (Was) had 14 points including 4-5 FG and 11 rebounds.