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Three Get Game Suspensions
Brandon Rush of the Indiana Pacers was suspended for five games by the N.B.A. for violating the league’s drug agreement, and Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings and Kenny Hasbrouck of the Miami Heat drew suspensions for driving offenses.
Evans, the rookie of the year, was suspended without pay for one game for pleading no contest to reckless driving in California. Hasbrouck, a former Siena guard, was suspended without pay for two games for pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in New York. ¶The Denver Nuggets hired the former international scout Masai Ujiri, 39, as their executive vice president for basketball operations. nuggets (AP)
¶Patrick Ewing Jr. signed with the Knicks as a free agent. Ewing, the 43rd pick of the 2008 draft by Sacramento, spent the 2008-9 season in the NBA Development League. He missed last year with injuries. ewing (AP)
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