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Whaley Faces Suspension For Punching Laker If He Makes Jazz RosterRobert Whaley does not even know for certain that he has made the Jazz roster — yet he faces the prospect of being suspended for their regular-season opener. The Jazz had not yet heard from the NBA on Wednesday regarding an incident involving second-round draft choice Whaley in Tuesday's preseason loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, basketball boss Kevin O'Connor said. Still, there seemed to be a sense of resignation that the league's disciplinarians would soon call. "Robert is a rookie," O'Connor said, "and he's got to learn his actions could cost the team something — and cost himself something." A monetary fine and perhaps a suspension may await Whaley, who punched Adam Parada's neck after the Lakers free agent elbowed him in the throat in Tuesday's closing minutes. "We told them in the beginning that if you do that you're either going to get fined or suspended," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "I can't help them there. "You can't react," Sloan added. "You've just got to swallow it up." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bobcats Acquire Jumaine JonesWith the start of the NBA regular season just one week away, the Bobcats strengthened their frontcourt with the acquisition of forward Jumaine Jones from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a future second round pick on Wednesday, October 26. "Jumaine Jones is a versatile player who provides a different dimension to our frontcourt positions and will help us in many ways on both ends of the floor," Bobcats General Manager & Head Coach Bernie Bickerstaff said. "He is a proven outside shooter and has shown success rebounding the ball. We look forward to having him on our roster." Jones averaged 7.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and shot .391 from three-point range in 24.1 minutes last season for the Lakers. He ranked 18th in the NBA in three-point percentage, connecting on 102-261 attempts, and reached double-figure scoring 21 times, including a season-high 25 points on 7-8 from the three-point line against Orlando on Dec. 12. The 6-8, 218-pound forward has appeared in 377 career games with Philadelphia, Cleveland, Boston and L.A. Lakers with career averages of 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 20.0 minutes. His top scoring season came in 2002-03 when he averaged 9.8 points with Cleveland and he grabbed a career-best 6.0 rebounds in the 2001-02 season with the Cavaliers. Jones was drafted by Atlanta with the 27th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft, but had his draft rights traded to Philadelphia. An early entry candidate, Jones spent two seasons at the University of Georgia, where he averaged 16.6 points on .449 (385-858) shooting from the field and 9.0 rebounds in 31.7 minutes. He also recorded 1,079 points and became the first sophomore to reach 1,000 points since fellow alum and NBA great Dominique Wilkins did so during his collegiate career. Charlotte Bobcats, Los Angeles Lakers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets George Could Be Winding Down L.A. Tenure
"I'm just going to play and let things happen, however they flow," George said. "Just let the chips fall where they fall." The chips pretty much tumbled into the abyss last season. George, 28, became a forgotten man, missing all but 15 games because of complications relating to off-season ankle surgery. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Lakers Oct 2005 Archive
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Devean George, one of the last links to the most recent string of Laker championship runs, could be in his final season as a Laker. Suddenly one of the older faces on the roster, the team's first-round pick in 1999 is in the final year of a four-year, $18.5-million contract.