- LeBron James injured the ring finger on his left hand during Miami’s 105-90 loss at Indiana on Monday, according to league sources. ESPN.com
- The severity of the injury is not known at this point, but sources indicated the finger might be dislocated. The Heat did not practice Tuesday and had no comment on James’ injury. The injury, which is to James’ non-shooting hand, occurred in the first half and did not force James to leave the game. Instead, after having it taped by a Heat trainer, he went on to play 41 minutes, scoring 24 points with nine rebounds while making 9 of 21 shots. He then iced his finger after the game. ESPN.com
- The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed guard Patrick Mills. Per club policy details of the contract were not released. Mills, a 6-0, 185-pound product out of St. Mary’s (CA), was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. In two seasons with the Blazers, Mills appeared in 74 games, averaging 5.1 points and 1.5 assists in 11.1 minutes. He has a career- mark of .358 (47-133) from three-point range. NBA.com
- Joe Freeman: Canales says he will either go with Nolan Smith or Jamal Crawford at PG in place of Felton, but it will be a gametime decision. Twitter
- If Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown learned anything from Sunday’s 102-96 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, it’s that even a seemingly routine substitution involving Kobe Bryant can become a point of discussion for L.A. sports fans. But just because the four-minute Bryant benching in the fourth quarter on Sunday caused such a stir doesn’t mean Brown is second guessing his decision. “I just decided to make the substitution,” Brown said after the Lakers shootaround Tuesday in preparation for their game against the Golden State Warriors. “That was it. Nothing else. Is it easy now to sit back and say, ‘Would you do it again?’ Anybody can play Monday morning quarterback. But, at the time, I probably would have done it again if the same (situation) came up. Who knows? But, I made (the decision) and to me; that was it.” ESPN.com
- Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum has declared himself eligible for the 2012 NBA draft. The 2012 Patriot League player of the year, McCollum established himself as one of the nation’s most prolific scorers, as he averaged 21.9 points per game as a junior, while leading the Mountain Hawks to the third round of the NCAA tournament. McCollum has not hired and does not intend to hire an agent, which means he would be eligible to return to Lehigh for his senior season if he withdraws from the draft before the first day of the spring National Letter of Intent period, which this year begins on April 11. It is not unusual for potential prospects to follow this course of action in order to better assess their draft status. Lehighsports.com
- Georgetown University Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Thompson III announced today that junior forward Hollis Thompson (Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola) will forgo his final year of eligibility and submit his name for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. Thompson plans to sign with an agent. “Hollis returned for his junior year after submitting his name for the 2011 NBA Draft,” John Thompson III said. “We fully anticipated he would enter the 2012 draft after this season. He is an extremely hard worker and we wish him the best as he takes his next step.”GUHoyas.com
- The Toronto Raptors signed guard Ben Uzoh to a 10-day contract Tuesday. The six-foot-three 205-pounds University of Tulsa product joins the Raptors from the NBA D-League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers where he averaged 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 20 games. This is Uzoh’s second stint in the NBA this season after signing to a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Feb. 10.metronews.ca
- Howard Beck: Knicks are listing Carmelo and JLin as questionable for Weds game vs Orlando. No update on Amare, who’s visiting w/doctor in Miami today Twitter
- Not that the Nets haven’t been thinking about backup plans to striking gold in the draft lottery. According to multiple sources, the Nets – who will have roughly $8 million to work with this summer after renouncing the rights to Kris Humphries — are targeting power forwards Kevin Garnett (restricted) and Ersan Ilyasova (unrestricted) in free agency. New York Daily News