News from July 22.

Philadelphia named Randy Ayers as an assistant coach.


News from July 23.

Chicago named Tim Floyd as director of basketball operations.  Floyd was
signed to a 5 year, rumored $8 million contract.  He coached the past 4
seasons for Iowa State.  Chicago has said that if Phil Jackson does not
resume the head coaching job by the end of the lockout then Floyd will be
the new Chicago head coach.  Jackson has previous stated and reiterated
that he will not coach the Bulls.

Team USA reduced the roster for the World Championship tournament to 12
players.  Earl Boykins, Tim Breaux, and Trajan Langdon did not make the
final roster.  The tournament starts July 28.

   1998 USA Basketball Men's World Championship Team

    Player                  Pos  Ht  Wt    B-day   College
    Wendell Alexis ........  F  6-9  220  7/31/64  Syracuse'86
    Ashraf Amaya .......... F-C 6-8  250 11/23/71  Southern Illinois'93
   *Mateen Cleaves ........  G  6-2  195   9/7/77  Michigan State'00
    Bill Edwards ..........  F  6-8  220  8/22/71  Wright State'93
    Kiwane Garris .........  G  6-2  183  9/24/74  Illinois'97
    Michael Hawkins .......  G  6-0  178 10/28/72  Xavier'95
    Gerard King ...........  F  6-9  230 11/25/72  Nichols State'96
    Jimmy King ............  G  6-5  210   8/9/73  Michigan'95
   *Trajan Langdon ........  G  6-3  195  5/13/76  Duke'99
    Brad Miller ...........  C  6-11 240  4/12/76  Purdue'98
    Jimmy Oliver ..........  G  6-6  208  7/12/69  Purdue'91
    Jason Sasser ..........  F  6-7  210  1/13/74  Texas Tech'96
    David Wood ............  F  6-9  230 11/30/64  Nevada-Reno'87

Head Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich (Hou) (Michigan'70)
Assistants: Del Harris (LAL) (Milligan College'59)
            Mike Jarvis (St. John's)
            Lon Keuger (University of Illinois)

*Cleaves sprained his left ankle July 26 and Langdon was named as his
replacement


News from July 24.

Tim Grgurich resigned as assistant coach for Seattle.


News from July 26.

Mateen Cleaves suffered a sprained left ankle during an exhibition game
for Team USA.  Trajan Langdon was named to replace Cleaves on the roster.


News from July 27.

Latrell Sprewell (GS) pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was
sentenced to 3 months of home detention.

Scottie Pippen (Chi) underwent lower back surgery to repair 2 herniated
discs.  Pippen underwent a similar operation 10 years ago.