Hornets waive project Lang

On Monday, the New Orleans Hornets waived their 2003 second-round pick center James Lang.

"Bob Bass, the Hornets executive vice president of basketball operations/general manager, said the team had hopes of possibly moving Lang off the injured list to the active roster, but he hadn't shown enough potential in the past three months to warrant the move."

Via John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Mashburn has no timetable for return

Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn, who has been out of New Orleans' lineup and on the injured list since Oct.27, will have an evaluation done on his surgically repaired right knee within the next 10 days from doctors in Miami to determine when he will be able to return.

"We're just trying to take our time and make sure everything is right before I get on that hardwood surface," Mashburn said. "I'll have a better understanding when I may return when they re-evaluate it after the first of the year. But I haven't had any flare-ups or anything like that, so I'm progressing forward."

Mashburn also said their is no timetable for his return and he won't return until his knee is 100 percent.

Via John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Medical emergency delays Magic-Hornets game

NEW ORLEANS (AP) A medical emergency in the stands during Wednesday night's Magic-Hornets game caused officials to suspend play for about 17 minutes.

A middle-aged man collapsed in the aisle about eight rows behind the Hornets' bench. He never appeared to regained consciousness as paramedics pumped his chest, gave him oxygen and wheeled him out of the arena on a stretcher.

His identity, age and condition were not immediately available. The man attended the game with a younger man and two elementary school-age children, who were escorted out of the arena just ahead of the victim.

The delay occurred just before the fourth quarter was about to begin. Players were given two minutes to warm up before play resumed.

Via Associated Press

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