Man Who Killed Sealy Sentenced In New DWI Case

The drunken driver who killed Timberwolves' swingman Malik Sealy in 2000 was sentenced to another eight years in prison on a separate drunken driving charge and a probation violation, the Associated Press are reporting.

Souksangouane Phengsene was charged with first-degree driving while impaired. He surprised prosecutors by pleading guilty at a hearing that was just supposed to be an arraignment, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said.

Via USA Today

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Wolves And Knicks Win Key Lottery Tiebreakers

Four ties among teams that finished the 2007-08 NBA regular season with identical records were broken today through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for the 2008 NBA Draft, which will be held on Thursday, June 26 at The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The drawings were conducted live on NBA TV earlier today in New York City by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

The results of the drawings:

- Minnesota (22-60) won a tiebreaker with Memphis - New York (23-59) won a tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Clippers - Phoenix (55-27) won a tiebreaker with Houston - San Antonio (56-26) won a tiebreaker with New Orleans

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Minnesota's Wittman: Grace Period Is Over

Minnesota Head Coach Randy Wittman believes that his "grace period" with the team is over, according to the Pioneer Press.

He felt the goal for the team this season was to evaluate the young players on the roster and prepare for the future, which appears to be next season.

"You're moving now in a direction where you're not evaluating anymore," Wittman said Thursday. "I had to coach a little bit this year in living through some things that normally you're not going to accept on the floor because you're trying to figure out who these people are and what they can do. You very seldom come into a situation where we had as many people that we really needed to take a look at."

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