Knicks fine Sprewell $250000 for hiding hand injury
Latrell Sprewell was fined 250000 and banished from the Knicks for failing to tell the team he broke his shooting hand two weeks before training camp. He will be sidelined at least five more weeks after hand surgery. The union plans an appeal. The team may keep paying his 12.6 million salary.
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NBA Notebook Sees Charlotte Future At Center Of Talks
At the NBA Board of Governors meeting in New York, owners discuss the league returning to Charlotte in 2004 amid arena deal progress. Steve Belkin is optimistic a vote could occur, while Charlotte awaits a new arena and potential one-season replacement in the Coliseum. Rashard Lewis of Seattle sits out another exhibition with a dislocated shoulder after a prior playoff injury. Magic waives Corey Benjamin and Jabari Smith, trimming roster numbers.
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