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WASHINGTON (AP) -The Washington Wizards suspended center Etan Thomas for two games Friday because of conduct detrimental to the team.Thomas will games Sunday against Portland and Wednesday at Philadelphia. He will not practice with the team during t

PHOENIX (AP) -All-Star Steve Nash sat out the Suns' game against Atlanta because of a sore right shoulder.It was the second game in a row that the league's two-time defending MVP was sidelined. He missed Tuesday's overtime victory at Portland and sa

BOSTON (AP) -Mired in a franchise-record 16-game losing streak, the Boston Celtics finally got some good news Friday night.Captain Paul Pierce returned to the court for the Celtics' game against the New Jersey Nets after missing 24 games with a stre

WASHINGTON (AP) -Perhaps the Washington Wizards are showing the effects of a little too much Gilbertology. Two days before what Gilbert Arenas has proclaimed will be his next 50-point game, no one wanted to say much about it.``I'm not going to comme

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -Guard Lorinza Harrington signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, who released him before the start of this season.Harrington, 6-fooot-4, was scheduled to be in uniform for Friday night's game with Minnesota.He repla

NEW YORK (AP) -Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star game after all.The NBA's leading scorer was picked by commissioner David Stern on Friday as an injury replacement and will make his first All-Star game appearance on Feb. 18 in Las Vegas.Stern

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -When the Utah Jazz signed Mehmet Okur as a free agent in 2004, the deal was overshadowed by the arrival of Carlos Boozer.But Okur has been the most durable player on Utah's roster, and his clutch outside shooting has helped keep

Let's start with a bet.Will the NBA return to Las Vegas, this time on a permanent basis, after the Feb. 18 All-Star game?``Absolutely, not even close,'' Mayor Oscar Goodman said.If only it were that simple.Sending a team to Las Vegas would require N

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -The only person charged with a felony in the November 2004 brawl during a Pacers-Pistons game at The Palace of Auburn Hills will spend the next six months in jail after a judge determined he violated his probation.Bryant Jackson

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -New Orleans forward David West left the Hornets' game against Milwaukee on Thursday night after bruising his right hand.West, wearing a protective sleeve on his right arm after having surgery on his elbow earlier this season, loo