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Pelinka, 47, joins the Lakers after being an agent who
represented a number of players, including retired Lakers
superstar Kobe Bryant.
Pelinka will be the day-to-day executive running the
organization, engineering trades and coordinating scouting and
the draft, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, and
must divest himself as a player agent to take the job.
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San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard was the recipient of a
random drug test from the NBA after arguably his biggest game of
the season in Monday night's 112-110 win over the Houston
Rockets.
Leonard matched Houston's James Harden with a game-high 39
points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 25.4 seconds
remaining before blocking Harden's layup attempt on the other
end with 18.9 ticks to go.
The NBA drug tests players randomly four times during the
regular season and twice in the offseason.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers assigned guard Kay Felder to the Canton
Charge of the NBA Development League.
Felder, 21, is averaging four points in 37 games this season
with the Cavaliers. In seven prior games with the Charge, Felder
averaged 30.6 points, four rebounds and six assists. ))
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