There are 10 NBA games scheduled for tonight, March 27, 2012.
NEWS:
- Orlando Magic big man, Glen Davis, has been fined #35,000 for making an obscene gesture in a game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre on March 26, 2012.
- Stephen Curry’s sore ankle will cost two additional weeks.
- Even though Amare Stoudemire is able to avoid surgery on the bulging disk in his back, he will still be sidelined for 2-4 weeks.
NOTES:
- The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ will host the 2012 NBA Draft, scheduled for June 28, 2012.
- Dwyane Wade is set to release a book talking about his struggles growing up in Chicago and how it prepared him to raise his own family.
- Magic Johnson and his business partners have purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion.
RUMORS:
- Kobe Bryant is planning a hard push to recruit Derek Fisher and Lamar Odom back to the Lakers as free agents in the summer, a source familiar with Bryant’s thinking told NBA.com as Fisher prepares to return to Staples Center as a member of the Thunder. NBA.com
- Chris Haynes: Raymond Felton attempting return to Portland later tonight but it’s only if he feels comfortable leaving his mom so soon. Twitter
- Tom Haberstroh: LeBron says he’ll “be ready” on Thursday vs. Mavs: “I hate using fingers as an excuse for anything.” Twitter
- Richard Hamilton took contact on his right shoulder Wednesday morning for the first time since spraining it March 5 and is a game-time decision for this evening’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. Though coach Tom Thibodeau also called Derrick Rose a game-time decision, Rose will miss his eighth straight game with his injured groin, because he has yet to take contact. Rose is, however, increasing his on-court running. Chicago Tribune