News from April 7.

The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) and Al Jefferson (Cha) as Players of the
Week.  Nowitzki averaged 25.3 points and 8 rebounds as Dallas went 3-1.
Jefferson averaged 24.3 points and 13 rebounds as Charlotte went 4-0.

Chicago signed Ronnie Brewer for the rest of the season.

Philadelphia signed Adonis Thomas to a 10-day contract.

Philadelphia released James Nunnally after he completed his 2nd 10-day
contract.

The Basketball Hall of Fame announced the inductees for the class of 2014.
The inductees are:
  Players
    Alonzo Mourning  played 15 seasons in NBA, 11 with Miami, won 2006 NBA
                     Championship, 1999 and 2000 Defensive Player of the
                     Year, won 2000 Olympic Gold Medal
    Mitch Richmond   played 14 seasons in the NBA, 1989 Rookie of the Year,
                     won 2002 NBA Championship, won 1996 Olympic Gold Medal
  Coaches
    Nolan Richardson 509-207 college coaching record, won 1994 National
                     Championship with Arkansas, 1994 Coach of the Year
    Gary Williams    668-380 college coaching record, won National
                     Championship 2002 with Maryland
  Team
    Immaculata University  won AIAW Nation Championships 1972 and 1973
                           and 1974, record of 60-2 in those 3 seasons

Those players join Slick Leonard (American Basketball Association
Committee), Nat Cliffton (arly African-American Pioneers of the Game
Committee), Sarunas Marciulionis (International Committee), Guy Rodgers
(Veterans Committee), and David Stern (Contributors Direct Election
Committee) who were previously selected and did not have to go through
the voting process.


Schedule for Tuesday, April 8  (All times Central)
  Brooklyn @ Miami              7:00 pm  TNT
  Dallas @ Utah                 8:00 pm
  Oklahoma City @ Sacramento    9:00 pm
  Houston @ LA Lakers           9:30 pm  TNT
 
Schedule for Wednesday, April 9  (All times Central)
  Detroit @ Cleveland           6:00 pm
  Brooklyn @ Orlando            6:00 pm
  Philadelphia @ Toronto        6:00 pm
  Charlotte @ Washington        6:00 pm
  Boston @ Atlanta              6:30 pm
  Miami @ Memphis               7:00 pm  ESPN
  Indiana @ Milwaukee           7:00 pm
  Chicago @ Minnesota           7:00 pm
  Phoenix @ New Orleans         7:00 pm
  Houston @ Denver              8:00 pm
  Sacramento @ Portland         9:00 pm
  Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers   9:30 pm  ESPN
 

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