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 "Over the past several months, I have taken a lot of time to
deliberate what is best for me. I've ultimately decided that I will
not play this NBA season," he said in a statement released by his
agent.
Allen, 39, said he will spend the rest of the year reassessing
whether he will play in 2015-16.
The league's career leader with 2,973 3-pointers, Allen had been
pursued by several teams, including the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland
Cavaliers.
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Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook, wearing a clear
protective mask in his return Wednesday night, said he is not
hurrying back from a facial fracture that required surgery.
At the Wednesday morning shootaround, Westbrook's face still was
swollen after he was accidentally kneed in the side of the head
Friday night. Westbrook dismissed the notion that he is coming back
too soon as the Thunder face the Philadelphia 76ers.
"Nah, I think my health is more important than that," he said.
Westbrook, 26, missed the Thunder's previous game Sunday against the
Los Angeles Lakers following a procedure to address a fractured
zygomatic arch, the bone that connects the eye socket to the
cheekbone.
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Recent comments by New York Knicks president Phil Jackson reportedly
cost his team some money.
According to a Yahoo Sports report Tuesday night, the NBA fined the
Knicks an undisclosed amount in response to Jackson's remarks after
he watched Ohio State play Nebraska on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
After the game, he told Cleveland.com that Buckeyes freshman guard
D'Angelo Russell is a "great looking kid, (a) great prospect". NBA
rules prohibit employees from commenting on college underclassmen.
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The Miami Heat assigned guard Zoran Dragic to the Sioux Falls
Skyforce of the NBA Development League on Wednesday.
Zoran has appeared in eight NBA games this season, including two
with the Heat since being acquired in a three-team trade on Feb. 19,
totaling six points, three rebounds and an assist in eight minutes
of action.
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Orlando Magic guard Devyn Marble will miss four to six weeks after
suffering a detached retina in his left eye, the team announced
Wednesday.
The 6-foot-6 rookie guard from Iowa has played in 16 games and
started seven for the Magic this season. He is averaging 2.3 points,
1.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
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