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Jason Smith of Hornets suspended two games for flagrant foul

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  NEW YORK — Jason Smith of the New Orleans Hornets has been suspended two games without pay for his Flagrant Foul Two against Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations. The incident, in which Smith made excessive contact with the upper body of Griffin, occurred with 4:06 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Hornets 97-90 win over the Clippers on March 22 at New Orleans Arena. Smith will serve his

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Boris Diaw signs with the Spurs

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Boris Diaw

Versatile forward Boris Diaw signed with the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, going from the league’s worst team to one of its best. Diaw was in the final year of his contract when he was bought out by the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday. He joins the Spurs, who are second in the Western Conference and appear intent on chasing another championship. Earlier this month, the Bobcats sat down Diaw, 29, for four games as they made a commitment to their younger players.

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Boris Diaw signs with Spurs

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Boris Diaw is taking his talents to Texas. Diaw, who averaged 7.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 37 games this season for the Charlotte Bobcats, the NBA’s worst team, signed with the San Antonio Spurs on Friday after clearing waivers. The nine-year veteran had his best season in 2005-06 when he averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists for the Suns, and Tony Parker of the Spurs was lobbying for the signing of his teammate on the French national team. Diaw

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Rasual Butler waived by Raptors

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Add another name to the list of players hoping to sign with a playoff team for the stretch run. Rasual Butler reached a buyout agreement today with the Toronto Raptors, who waived him just prior to the deadline for retaining playoff eligibility. Butler was signed as a free agent December 10. The 10-year NBA veteran appeared in 34 games, averaging 3.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 13.3 minutes. He was a prolific 3-point shooter as recently as two years ago, when he made 145

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Mavericks sign Kelenna Azubuike

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Kelenna Azubuike

The Dallas Mavericks on Friday signed swingman Kelenna Azubuike, who has not played in the NBA in more than a year. Azubuike played three-plus seasons with the Golden State Warriors before suffering a torn patellar tendon in November 2010. He missed the remainder of that season and that summer was shipped to the New York Knicks as part of the David Lee sign-and-trade deal. Azubuike became one of the many revolving salary cap slots held by the Knicks over the last couple

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Fantasy freeroll tonight ($350 prize pool) on DraftStreet.com

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Tristan Thompson CANNOT defend Dwight Howard. No way in hell. So I am expecting a 30-20 night out of D-12 tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is why I selected him for one of my eight roster spots for tonight’s Friday freeroll on SheridanHoops.com despite his sky-high price tag of $20,587. As Kent Williams said in today’s fantasy spin column, Howard is a sure thing. So feel free to go ahead and grab him, too, as you sign up for tonight’s contest, featuring

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Hamilton: Stoudemire Needs To Lead Knicks

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NEW YORK — Before signing with the New York Knicks back in July 2010, Amar’e Stoudemire did his homework. Some 48 hours before his first meeting with James Dolan and the Knicks’ brass, he’d spoken with both Carmelo Anthony and Tony Parker. According to him, both were ready to team up with him to begin the renaissance. Although the Spurs were ultimately able to retain Parker, Anthony eventually made his way to the Mecca. Now, almost two years later, if the Knicks dynamic

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Scouting Take: Kyle Kuric of Louisville

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You hear the phrase all the time when you watch coaches get stopped by sideline reporters before heading into the locker room. It’s  a conversation that usually goes like this. Reporter: “Coach what adjustments are you going to make at halftime.” Coach’s response: “We just aren’t making shots” or “we have to take away their space, they’re just making shots.” Shot makers come in all shapes and sizes, but there are those who are put on the floor to make them. That’s their

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