Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories:
- “Lakers planning for Dwight Howard to play Sunday,” by Marc J. Spears from Yahoo! Sports
- “Taj Gibson of Chicago Bulls hopeful about contract extension,” by Nick Friedell from ESPN.com
- “LeBron James dismisses Los Angeles Lakers free agency talk,” by Michael Wallace from ESPN.com
- “Kevin Love ‘disappointed’ by injury, won’t need surgery,” from ESPN.com
- “MarShon Brooks as Sixth Man? Avery Johnson says ‘We’re not sure yet,'” by Stefan Bondy from the New York Daily News
- “Vince Carter: You won’t miss Jason Terry; I’ll be Mavericks’ sixth man,” by Eddie Sefko from Dallas Morning News
- “Bulls forward Vladimir Radmanovic must catch up physically,” by Joe Cowley from the Chicago Sun-Times
- “Paul Pierce of Boston Celtics exits with apparent ankle injury but able to return,” by Greg Payne from ESPN.com
- “WADA director general says NBA has ‘gaps’ in anti-doping program,” by Henry Abbott from ESPN.com