News from October 31. Dallas placed Samaki Walker (weak right quadriceps muscle) and Greg Dreiling on IR. Boston released Nate Driggers. Vancouver released Tim Breaux. Boston placed Dee Brown (lower back pain), Greg Minor (stress fracture in right foot), and Steve Hamer (tear of lateral meniscus of left knee) on IR. Vancouver placed Doug Edwards and Chris Robinson on IR. Cleveland placed Zydrunas Ilgauskas (broken right foot) and Shawnelle Scott on IR. Chicago released Shawn Harlan. Chicago placed Jason Caffey and Thomas Hamilton on IR. Charlotte released Brad Lohaus. Charlotte played Rafael Addison (strained left hamgring) and Carlos Strong (back surgery) on IR. Denver suspended Jeff McInnis for conduct detrimental to the team. Denver placed Keith Jennings (torn ACL) and Rich King (torn cartilage in left knee) on IR. Golden State suspended Rony Seikaly for his holdout. Golden State played Anthony Harris (hairline fracture in right ankle), Marcus Mann (lower back strain), and Mike Peplowski (torn ACL - out for season) on IR. Houston placed Brent Price (broken arm) and Charles Jones (strained lower back) on IR. The LA Clipper placed Brent Barry (strained ligament in left thumb) and Dwayne Schintzius (sprained right ankle) on IR. New York placed Chris Childs (fractured leg), Dontae' Jones (foot surgery), and Eric Leckner on IR. Orlando released LeRon Ellis. Orlando placed Amal McCaskill (right knee patella tendinitis), Jon Koncak (knee surgery), and Brian Evans (shoulder surgery) on IR. Philadelphia placed Mark Hendrickson on IR. Seattle released Sherell Ford. Seattle placed Greg Graham (strained right thigh) and Steve Scheffler (injured right foot) on IR. Washington placed Gheorghe Muresan (strained hip flexor) and Tim Legler on IR. Washington released Dwayne Morton. Toronto released B.J. Tyler and Dan O'Sullivan. Toronto placed Mark Hughes (dislocated finger in left hand) on IR. The LA Lakers placed Jerome Kersey (fractured left foot) and Trevor Wilson on IR. Detroit released Rodney Zimmerman, Ben Handlogten, Ron riley, and Reggie Elliott. Detroit placed Don Reid and Litterial Green on IR. Indiana placed Duane Ferrell, Eddie Johnson, and Rik Smits on IR. Miami released Ronnie Grandison. Miami placed Tony Farmer, Martin Muursepp, and James Scott on IR. Milwaukee placed Moochie Norris and Keith Tower on IR. Minnesota released John Shasky, Sherron Mills, and Melvin Newbern. Minnesota placed Bill Curley, Virginius Praskevicius, and Micheal Williams on IR. New Jersey placed Kevin Edwards and David Benoit (ruptured right Achilles tendon, out for season) on IR. Phoenix placed Mark Bryant, Kevin Johnson (abdominial hernia), and John Williams on IR. Portland released Larry Sykes. Sacramento placed Kevin Salvadori on IR. Utah placed Jamie Watson on IR. The NBA regular season starts today (Friday). Let the games begin!