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Taylor already has missed the first 11 games of the season
and will be required to sit out 13 more in a ruling handed down
by NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
In September, Taylor was arrested and charged in East Lansing,
Mich., after an altercation with a woman at a local hotel with
one count of misdemeanor domestic violence assault, one count of
misdemeanor assault on a hotel security officer and one count of
malicious destruction of hotel property.
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Jason Collins, the first openly gay athlete in the four major
team sports, announced he will retire from the NBA on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old center wrote columns on SI.com and
ThePlayersTribune.com that he officially will announce his
retirement at the Barclays Center before the Brooklyn Nets host
the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers assigned center Alex Kirk to Canton of
the NBA Development League on Wednesday.
The 7-foot-0, 245-pound Kirk, 23, has appeared in two games for
the Cavs this season, scoring two points. (Editing by Frank
Pingue)
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