News from October 28.

The NBA has fined Charles Oakley (NY) $10,000 and suspended him for 2
games and fined Charles Barkley (Hou) $5,000 and suspended him for 1 game
for their fight in Friday's NY-Hou game.  The suspensions will start with
the first game of the season.

Portland has suspended Isaiah Rider for one game for missing Sunday's
pre-season game.  Rider claims that that a cab had taken him to the wrong
hotel.  [That snickering you're hearing is coming from Timberwolves fans.]

Indiana released Todd Lindeman and Ira Bowman.


Pre-season games
[Oops, this is the last one of pre-season, not Sunday's games.  And, yes, 
that should have been Ben Wallace (Was), not Rasheed.]

NY 98, NJ 87 - at Uniondale, New York
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 31 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Allan Houston (NY) had 24 points including 3-3 3-pointers.
Kendall Gill (NJ) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Jayson Williams (NJ) had 15 points and 10 rebounds.