News from April 12. Portland assistant Bill Mussellman revealed that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of cancer. He will undergo 4 months of chemotherapy. The Basketball Hall of Fame announced the nominees for election for 2000. The nominees are: Players Bobby Jones played with the Denver Nuggets 74-75 - 77-78 and the Philadelphia 76ers 78-79 - 85-86, won championship in 1983 Bob McAdoo played 14 seasons in the NBA, with the Buffalo Braves 72-73 - 76-77, with the LA Lakers 81-82 - 84-85 Sidney Moncrief played with the Milwaukee Bucks 79-80 - 88-89 and the Atlanta Hawks 90-91 Isiah Thomas played with the Detroit Pistons 81-82 - 93-94, Finals MVP 1990, won championships in 1989 and 1990 James Worthy played with the LA Lakers 82-83 - 93-94, Finals MVP 1988, won championships in 1985, 1987, and 1988 Coaches Lute Olsen 715-240 record in 26 years college coaching, including 1997 NCAA championship with Arizona Jim Phelan 808-462 record in 46 years of coaching at Mount St. Mary's Morgan Wooten 1210-163 record in 43 seasons of coaching at DeMatha (Washington, D.C.) High School Contributors Junius Kellogg National Wheelchair Basketball Association pioneer C.M. Newton Kentucky athletic director Veteran's committee nominees Danny Biasone inventor of the shot clock, NBA original owner (Syracuse Nationals) Grady Lewis created the oxford canvas basketball shoe International committee nominees Drazen Dalipagic Yugoslavian player, European Player of the year 1977, 1978, and 1980 Mirko Novosel Yugoslavian and Croatian coach for 25+ years, won 1980 Olympic gold medal Women's committee nominees Pat Summit 728-105 record in 26 seasons coaching at the University of Tennessee, won Championships in 1991, 1996, 1997, and 1998 Cathy Rush 149-15 record coaching at Imaculata College, won AIAW Championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974 A nominee needs at least 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee to be inducted. The announcement for the new inductees will occur later in May and the enshrinement ceremonies will occur October 13. Mark Karcher (junior, Temple, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Cory Alexander (Den) underwent surgery on his left knee to clean out and repair the quadriceps tendon area. His recovery time is expected to take 6 to 8 weeks. Sacramento activated Jon Barry and placed Bill Wennington on IR with a right calf strain. B.J. Armstrong (Chi) announced that he will retire after this season. NY 91, NJ 89 OT - at NY Latrell Sprewell (NY) had 21 points and 6 assists. Patrick Ewing (NY) had 18 points including 8-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Charlie Ward (NY) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Keith Van Horn (NJ) had 32 points and 6 rebounds. Kendall Gill (NJ) had 15 points including 6-18 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Kerry Kittles (NJ, sore right knee) and Stephon Marbury (NJ, sore left knee) did not play. Phi 93, Was 84 - at Phi Tyrone Hill (Phi) had 17 points and 9 rebounds. Allen Iverson (Phi) had 24 points including 6-10 FT, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Toni Kukoc (Phi) had 23 points and 6 assists. Juwan Howard (Was) had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Richard Hamilton (Was) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Phi shot 21-35 FT and Was shot 15-17 FT. Cha 119, Atl 87 - at Cha Derrick Coleman (Cha) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. David Wesley (Cha) had 29 points including 12-17 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 6 assists. Brad Miller (Cha) had 15 points including 4-5 FG and 8 rebounds. Jim Jackson (Atl) had 13 points. Dion Glover (Atl) had 14 points. Chris Crawford (Atl, left ankle strain) and Roshown McLeod (Atl, personal reasons) did not play. Bos 95, Orl 91 - at Bos Antoine Walker (Bos) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Danny Fortson (Bos) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 14 rebounds including 9 offensive. Tony Battie (Bos) had 13 points including 6-7 FG in minutes. John Amaechi (Orl) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 13 points including 4-13 FG, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Det 90, Mia 73 - at Det Grant Hill (Det) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 29 points including 9-10 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 16 points including 4-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Tim Hardaway (Mia, plantar fascitis) did not play. Mil 101, Cle 100 - at Cle Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Sam Cassell (Mil) had 29 points including 10-12 FT, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ray Allen (Mil) had 27 points and 5 assists. Wesley Person (Cle) had 21 points including 9-12 FG. Danny Ferry (Cle) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Vinny Del Negro (Mil) did not play. Ind 77, Tor 73 - at Ind Jalen Rose (Ind) had 24 points. Dale Davis (Ind) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 14 rebounds. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 15 points on 3-10 FG and 9-10 FT and 9 rebounds. Vince Carter (Tor) had 28 points. Tracy McGrady (Tor) had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. Doug Christie (Tor, bruised right knee) did not play. Uta 102, LAC 93 - at Uta Bryon Russell (Uta) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Karl Malone (Uta) had 27 points on 8-11 FG and 11-13 FT and 7 rebounds. John Stockton (Uta) had 15 points including 11-13 FT and 7 assists. Tyrone Nesby (LAC) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 35 points including 11-19 FG and 6-8 3-pointers. Derek Anderson (LAC, lower back spasms) and Maurice Taylor (LAC, sore left ankle) did not play. Sea 110, Min 83 - at Sea Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. Gary Payton (Sea) had 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Vernon Maxwell (Sea) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 14 points. Pho 122, Van 116 OT - at Pho Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 36 points including 14-24 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Anfernee Hardaway (Pho) had 17 points and 3 steals. Randy Livingston (Pho) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Othella Harrington (Van) had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Van) had 18 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists. Michael Dickerson (Van) had 35 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kevin Johnson (Pho, strained groin), Antoine Carr (Van, strained left calf), and Bryant Reeves (Van, stomach virus) did not play.