News from February 6. The NBA fined Mario Chalmers (Mia) $5,000 for his 2nd flop ruling of the season. Cleveland fired GM Chris Grant. Boston signed Chris Johnson for the rest of the season after he completed his 2nd 10-day contract. The LA Lakers signed Shawne Williams to a 10-day contract. Nick Young (LAL) has a fractured left patella and is out at least 2 weeks. Golden State recalled Ognjen Kuzmic from the NBADL. Golden State activated Nemanja Nedovic and Ognjen Kuzmic and placed David Lee (sore shoulder) and Andrew Bogut (sore shoulder) on IL. San Antonio placed Tony Parker (sore lower back) on IL. The NBA announced the contestants for the Slam Dunk contest to take place February 17 in New Orleans. The contestants are: Harrison Barnes (GS) Ben McLemore (Sac) Paul George (Ind) Damian Lillard (Por) Damian Lillard (Por) Terrence Ross (Tor) The NBA announced the contestants for the 3-Point Shooting contest to take place February 17 in New Orleans. The contestants are: Bradley Beal (Was) Joe Johnson (Bro) Marco Belinelli (SA) Damian Lillard (Por) Stephen Curry (GS) Kevin Love (Min) Kyrie Irving (Cle) The NBA announced the contestants for the Skills Challenge contest to take place February 17 in New Orleans. The contestants are: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) Goran Dragic (Pho) Trey Burke (Uta) Damian Lillard (Por) Michael Carter-Williams (Phi) Reggie Jackson (OKC) DeMar DeRozan (Tor) Victor Oladipo (Orl) The NBA announced the contestants for the Shooting Stars competition to take placed February 16 in Houston The teams consist of a NBA player, a former NBA player, and a WNBA player Team 1: Tim Hardaway Jr (NY), Tim Hardaway, Elena Delle Done Team 2: Chris Bosh (Mia), Dominique Wilkins, Swin Cash Team 3: Stephen Curry (GS), Dell Curry, Becky Hammon Team 4: Kevin Durant (OKC), Karl Malone, Skyler Diggins GMs Grant Hill and Chris Webber selected their teams for the Rookie-Sophomore game from a pool of previously announced rookie and sophomore contestants. Rookie-Sophomore game contestants Team Hill Team Webber Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil, rookie) Steven Adams (OKC, rookie) Pero Antic (Atl, rookie) Trey Burke (Uta, rookie) Harrison Barnes (GS, sophomore) Michael Carter-Williams (Phi, rookie) Bradley Beal (Was, sophomore) Anthony Davis (NO, sophomore) Andre Drummond (Det, sophomore) Tim Hardaway (NY, rookie) Terrence Jones (Hou, sophomore) Victor Oladipo (Orl, rookie) Damian Lillard (Por, sophomore) Kelly Olynyk (Orl, rookie) Jonas Valanciunas (Tor, sophomore) Mason Plumlee (Bro, rookie) Dion Waiters (Cle, sophomore) Jared Sullinger (Bos, sophomore) Bro 103, SA 89 at Bro Paul Pierce (Bro) had 12 points including 5-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Bro) had 16 points and 8 assists. Alan Anderson (Bro) had 22 points including 9-15 FG. Danny Green (SA) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Cory Joseph (SA) had 18 points and 4 steals. Bro shot 7-10 FT and SA shot 24-29 FT. Boris Diaw (SA, food poisoning) and Tim Duncan (SA, rest) did not play. GS 102, Chi 87 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 22 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 34 points including 13-19 FG and 4-6 3-pointers and 9 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 11 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Taj Gibson (Chi) had 26 points and 13 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 14 points and 9 rebounds. Carlos Boozer (Chi, strained left calf) did not play. Schedule for Friday, February 7 (All times Central) Portland @ Indiana 6:00 pm ESPN Oklahoma City @ Orlando 6:00 pm LA Lakers @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland @ Washington 6:00 pm Sacramento @ Boston 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Detroit 6:30 pm Denver @ New York 6:30 pm Utah @ Dallas 7:30 pm Minnesota @ New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN Toronto @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm Schedule for Saturday, February 8 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Memphis @ Atlanta 6:30 pm Denver @ Detroit 6:30 pm NBATV Portland @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Houston @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Golden State @ Phoenix 8:00 pm Miami @ Utah 8:00 pm ---- 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