"Marvin Williams was wearing a huge iced wrap about the size of a watermelon around his right hand as he talked to a group of reporters after Saturday night's win over the Clippers.
"Fans might've walked away from Saturday's game between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers talking about spectacular alley-oop plays and another intense duel between these two scrappy squads.
"Danny Granger was on the sidelines in a suit. George Hill and David West were dressed in their warm-ups, but didn't play. Paul George has struggled shooting the ball most of the preseason.
"Based on the tone of several responses to the NBA's crackdown on flopping this season, you would think no player in the league has ever exaggerated physical contact — or a lack thereof.
"The bad news swept across the Dallas Mavericks headquarters with all the passion of a race car driver on an open track.
Dirk Nowitzki has been grounded after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday morning. The 7-foot forward is expected to be sidelined for six weeks.
"Exhibition games never are about the sum. Not when you have moments like Saturday's 104-101 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at AmericanAirlines Arena when LeBron James is given the day off.
"Marking their first appearance playing together as a team on the main court of the AmericanAirlines Arena since hoisting their second championship trophy back in June, the Miami Heat entertained thousands of fans at the Red & White Scrimmage played on Wednesday October 3rd.
"New Lakers center Dwight Howard responded to Lakers icon Shaquille O'Neal on Thursday, one week after O'Neal put him behind former Lakers center Andrew Bynum and Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez in his center rankings.