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Aug 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Los Angeles
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer announced Friday that Doc Rivers
will no longer be the team's president of basketball operations,
allowing him to concentrate on his primary coaching duties.
Ballmer said Lawrence Frank, the team's executive vice
president, will assume responsibility for basketball operations.
Frank also will oversee general manager Dave Wohl.
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Former New York Knicks standout Charles Oakley accepted a plea
deal to dismiss misdemeanor charges stemming from a February
incident at Madison Square Garden.
Oakley was arrested and charged with five misdemeanors -- two
for assault, two for harassment and one for trespassing -- in
the altercation in which security physically removed him from
the arena at the start of a Feb. 8 game. The incident stemmed
from a longstanding dispute Oakley had with Knicks owner James
Dolan.
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The Detroit Pistons signed Jason Maxiell to a contract, allowing
the team's former forward to retire as a member of the
organization.
Drafted 26th overall by Detroit in the 2005 NBA Draft out
Cincinnati, the 6-foot-7, 260-pound Maxiell spent eight seasons
with the Pistons, averaging 6.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 19.1
minutes in 523 games.
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