News from May 16.

Tony Battie (Bos) underwent surgery on his right knee to repair torn
cartilage.

The NBA released the official list of underclassmen and foreign players 
under 22 who declared themselves eligible for the draft.  These players
can withdraw their names from the draft by June 19.  The draft is June
26.
 
Underclassmen who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft:
  Chris Alexander (junior, Iowa State, center)
  Carmelo Anthony (freshman, Syracuse, guard-forward)
  Mario Austin (junior, Mississippi State, forward-center)
  Ronald Blackshear (junior, Marshall, guard)
  Chris Bosh (freshman, Georgia Tech, forward)
  Lamar Castile (sophomore, Community College of Beaver County (PA), guard)
  Ndubi Ebi (high school senior, Westbury Christian HS (Texas), forward)
  Rod Edwards (junior, Ouachita Baptist, guard)
  Andre Emmett (junior, Texas Tech, guard)
  Carl English (junior, Hawaii, guard)
  T.J. Ford (sophomore, Texas, guard)
  Zac Fray (sophomore, Sanata Ana College (California), guard)
  Jonathan Hargett (freshman, West Virginia, guard)
  David Hamilton (junior, Salem International, forward)
  Jarvis Hayes (junior, Georgia, guard-forward)
  Sani Ibrahim (freshman, College of Southern Idaho, forward-center)
  Maurice Jackson (junior, Texas-Permian Basin, forward)
  LeBron James (high school senior, St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (Ohio), forward)
  Richard Jeter (sophomore, Atlanta Metropolitan College, guard)
  Chris Kaman (junior, Central Michigan, center)
  James Lang (high school senior, Central Park Christian HS (Alabama), center)
  Antonio Lawrence (freshman, San Jose State, forward)
  Erazem Lorbek (freshman, Michigan State, forward)
  Ricky Minard (junior, Morehead State, guard)
  Marcus Moore (junior, Washington State, guard)
  Simeon Naydenov (junior, Louisville, guard)
  Jameer Nelson (junior, Saint Joseph's guard)
  Travis Outlaw (high school senior, Starkville HS (Mississippi), forward)
  Jason Parker (junior, Tulsa, guard)
  Kendrick Perkins (high school senior, Clifton J. Ozen HS (Texas), center)
  Brian Polk (junior, Temple, guard)
  Josh Powell (sophomore, North Carolina State, forward-center)
  Rick Rickert (sophomore, Minnesota, forward)
  Luke Ridnour (junior, Oregon, guard)
  Robert Smith (junior, North Carolina Wesleyan, forward)
  Mike Sweetney (junior, Georgetown, forward)
  Chris Thomas (sophomore, Notre Dame, guard)
  Charlie Villanueva (high school senior, Blair Academy HS(New Jersey), forward)
  Dwyane Wade (junior, Marquette, guard-forward)
  Maurice Williams (sophomore, Alabama, guard)
  Doug Wrenn (junior, Washington, guard-forward)
  Nick Zachery (junior, Arkansas-Little Rock, guard)
 
International players under 22 years old who have declared themselves 
eligible for the NBA draft (foreign players who turn 22 during 2003 are
automatically entered into the draft):
  Mauricio Aguiar (born in 1983, Uruguay, guard-forward)
  Pero Antic (born in 1982, Greece, forward)
  Malick Badiane (born in 1984, German, forward)
  Leandro Barbosa (born in 1982, Brazil, guard)
  David Brkic (born in 1982, Italy, forward-center)
  Carlos Delfino (born in 1982, Argentina, guard-forward)
  Boris Diaw-Riffiod (born in 1982, France, forward)
  Aleksandar Djuric (born in 1982, Yugoslavia, center)
  Victor Khryapa (born in 1982, Russia, forward)
  Maciej Lampe (born in 1985, Poland, forward)
  Kresimir Loncar (born in 1983, Croatia, center)
  Darko Milicic (born in 1985, Yugoslavia, forward)
  Misan Nikagbatse (born in 1982, Germany, guard)
  Zaur Pachulia (born in 1984, Turkey, center)
  Aleksandar Pavlovic (born in 1983, Serbia, guard-forward)
  Mickael Pietrus (born in 1982, France, guard-forward)
  Zoran Planinic (born in 1982, Croatia, guard)
  Pavel Podkolzin (born in 1985, Russia, center)
  Alassane Savadogo (born in 1982, Burkina Faso, forward-center)
  Sofoklis Schortsianitis (born in 1985, Greece, forward)
  Blagota Sekulic (born in 1982, Serbia, forward)
  Nedzad Sinanovic (born in 1983, Bosnia, center)
  Luka Sjekloca (born in 1984, Serbia, center)
  Jon Stefansson (born in 1984, Germany, guard)
  Szymon Szewczyk (born in 1982, Germany, center)
  Christos Tapoutos (born in 1982, Greece, forward)
  Remon Van de Hare (born in 1982, Holland, center)
  Anderson Varejao (born in 1983, Spain, forward-center)
  Slavko Vranes (born in 1983, Yugoslavia, center)
  Aleksander Vujacic (born in 1984, Slovenia, guard)
  Xue Yuyang (born in 1982, China, center)
 

Det 93, Phi 89 OT  at Phi
Ben Wallace (Det) had 10 points, 18 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 steals.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 28 points on 6-18 FG and 11-11 FT, 7 rebounds,
and 5 assists.
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 19 points including 6-19 FG.
Corliss Williamson (Det) had 17 points including 9-11 FT.
Kenny Thomas (Phi) had 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 38 points on 14-33 FG and 9-10 FT, 9 assists, and
5 turnovers.
Tyrone Hill (Phi, strained right calf) did not play.
Detroit takes the series 4-2 and advances to the Eastern Conference Finals
where they will face New Jersey.