News from October 30.

The members of the 1998 USA Basketball team has been announced.  The team
will compete in the 1998 FIBA Men's World Championship in Athens, Greece
next summer.  The members are Grant Hill (Det), Gary Payton (Sea), Vin
Baker (Sea), Terrell Brandon (Mil), Kevin Garnett (Min), Tom Gugliotta 
(Min), Allan Houston (NY), Christian Laettner (Atl), Glen Rice (Cha), and 
Chris Webber (Was).  Two other players will be added to the team later.  
Rudy Tomjanovich (Hou) is the coach of the team.

Lionel Simmons (Sac) retired as a player due to a degenerative condition
in his right knee.

Atlanta released Ken Norman and placed Eldridge Recasner (acute viral
infection) on IR.

Boston placed Tyus Edney (left ankle sprain), Greg Minor (left
metatasalgia injury), and Roy Rogers (right knee pain) on IR.

Charlotte placed Travis Williams on IR.

Chicago released Rusty LaRue, Boris Gorenc, and Dwayne Whitfield and 
placed Scottie Pippen (foot surgery - out 2 months) and Keith Booth on 
IR.

Cleveland released Donny Marshall and placed Tony Dumas (surgery right
knee) and Greg Graham (strained right groin) on IR.

Dallas released Reggie Freeman and placed Ace Custis (torn ACL), Martin 
Muursepp (sprained ankle), and Robert Pack (broken finger) on IR.

Denver released Merl Code, Ruben Nembhard, Kwan Johnson, and Jeff Harris 
and placed LaPhonso Ellis (Achilles injury) and Steve Scheffler (foot
surgery) on IR.

Detroit placed Rumeal Robinson (right patella tendinitis) and Charles
O'Bannon (back spasms) on IR.

Golden State placed Brian Shaw (tendinitis left Achilles tendon) and David
Vaughn (tendinitis right knee) on IR.

Houston released Randy Livingston and placed Serge Zwikker (chronic pain
in lower right leg) and Joe Stephens (stress reaction in right foot) on
IR.

The LA Clippers placed James Collins (strained lower back) on IR.

The LA Lakers placed Shea Seals (back spasms) on IR.

Miami released Ben Davis and placed Alonzo Mourning (surgery to repair
partial tear of patellar tendon - out 6 to 7 weeks), Charles Smith
(periostitis of right tibia), and Malcolm Huckaby (tendinitis left ankle)
on IR.

Milwaukee released Melvin Booker and placed Andrew Lang on IR.

Minnesota released Chris Collins, Shane Heal, Jason Osborne, Mikki Moore,
and Matt Fish and placed Bill Curley (thigh), Micheal Williams
(hamstring), and Paul Grant (foot sprain) on IR.

New Jersey placed Jack Haley (strained right calf muscle), Steve Henson
(broken left ring finger), and Don MacLean (tendinitis left knee) on IR.

New York released Rick Brunson and placed Ronnie Grandison on IR.

Orlando placed Tim Kempton (lower back strain), Jason Lawson (pulled
groin), and Johnny Taylor (right shoulder strain) on IR.

Philadelphia released Vincent Rainey and Brett Szabo and placed Marko 
Milic (lower back strain), Kebu Stewart (tendinitis in both knee caps), 
and Anthony Parker (strained right knee) on IR.

Phoenix released Stephen Jackson, Shawn Dirden, and Mike Brown and placed
Tom Chambers (lower back strain) and Loren Meyer (lumber spine surgery) on
IR

Portland released Curt Ranta and Ernest Hall and placed Alton Lister
(infected left shoulder), Gary Trent (soreness in left shin), and Dontonio
Wingfield (inflamed knee) on IR.

Sacramento placed Kevin Gamble (back spasms), Olivier Saint-Jean (strained
right calf muscle), and Kevin Salvadori (sprained left ankle) on IR.

San Antonio placed Chuck Person (lower back pain) and Charles Smith
(osteoarthritis right knee) on IR.

Seattle released Craig Ehlo and placed James Cotton (sprained right knee),
Stephen Howard (stress fracture in right foot - out 6 to 8 weeks), and
Nate McMillan (recovering from right knee surgery) on IR.

Toronto released Brandon Williams and placed Sharone Wright (left arm 
injuries), Ed Stokes (tendinitis right Achilles tendon), and John Long 
(broken jaw) on IR.

Utah placed John Stockton (left knee surgery) on IR.

Vancouver placed Marcus Brown (sore left shoulder), Chris Robinson (bone
chip in right ankle), and Doug Edwards (strained left hip flexor) on IR.

Washington placed Terry Davis on the suspended list.

Correction: New Jersey named Rich Dalari as an assistant coach.  [thanks
to Jed Tai]

Let the games begin!!!!