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New Orleans recently lost guard Norris Cole for six weeks
with an ankle injury and the 5-foot-9 Robinson was signed to
plug the gap. He has a career scoring average of 11.1 while
playing for seven different NBA teams over the past 10 seasons.
The Pelicans also announced they have waived 7-1 center Mirza
Begic.
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The Charlotte Hornets signed free agent guard/forward Damien
Wilkins.
A nine-year NBA veteran, Wilkins has played in 563 games (149
starts) for the SuperSonics/Thunder, Timberwolves, Hawks,
Pistons and 76ers, owning career averages of 6.3 points, 2.4
rebounds and 1.4 assists in 19.3 minutes per game.
Wilkins, 35, most recently played for Indios de Mayaguez of the
Baloncesto Superior Nacional League in Puerto Rico where he
averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 31.8
minutes per game.
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Brooklyn Nets center Willie Reed had surgery to repair a torn
ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb, the Nets
announced.
Reed is expected to be sidelined about six to eight weeks.
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