SL: Heisley would sell; Westbrook wants new number; Karl's cancer



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Ronald Tillery, Memphis Commercial Appeal: "[Michael Heisley]: If the right person makes a reasonable offer for the team I will sell it. If the minority [local] owners want to come up with a reasonable offer, I would love to sell it to them. I think they would make great owners. If it's not to be, it's not to be. Quite frankly,world top 10 seals corpsnavy seals special forces combat boot goldenrod black, I don't have to sell this team. I'm not in any financial difficulty. We have to be a model for what has to be done in the new era of pro basketball when teams are losing the kind of money they're losing. Some people have got to be more fiscally responsible. We've lived within the rules. I've taken the heat. Everybody says I'm cheap. But I've shown that it does you no good to just go out and spend huge amounts of money."
AP: "Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin(notes) was ruled out of Sunday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers because of continuing left knee soreness. Concerns about the injury have led to a scheduled consultation Monday with doctors to determine its severity and further treatment options. Martin has been playing through persistent pain and swelling in the knee in the last few weeks but the condition, which the team has described as chronic patella tendinitis, apparently has worsened in recent days."
Darnell Mayberry, The Oklahoman: "Russell Westbrook said he would consider changing his jersey number if the No. 4, currently worn by Nick Collison(notes), became available. Westbrook didn't begin wearing No. 0 until he arrived at UCLA, when Arron Afflalo(notes), now with Denver but a junior with the Bruins at the time, had already claimed No. 4. Until then, Westbrook had always worn No. 4 as symbol of the number of people in his immediate family. His jersey at Leuzinger High School was retired last week. 'It depends on how I'm feeling,' Westbrook said. 'As of now I'll stay with zero. I chose this, and it's not a normal number, so I like it.' "
RealGM: "The Miami Heat announced Saturday that Rafer Alston(notes), while having made contact with the team via text message, has made himself otherwise unavailable to the team. As a result he has been suspended indefinitely."
Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun Sentinel: "With only two remaining point guards on the roster, starter Carlos Arroyo(notes) and backup Mario Chalmers(notes), the Heat likely would have to add another option at the position as insurance, even with Dwyane Wade(notes) increasing his playmaking in recent games. Where it gets tricky for the Heat is that in order for an addition to be playoff eligible, he would have had to be released by a previous team by March 1. Among the limited options in that group is former Heat point guard Mike James(notes), who recently received a buyout from the Wizards and is awaiting calls at his Houston home. It is unlikely, with a release of Alston, that the Heat would pursue a point guard intent on significant minutes, as was the case with Alston. That could rule out the likes of a Larry Hughes(notes), a current free agent who is recovering from a finger injury."
AP: "Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla(notes), already out for the season, slipped while taking a shower at his home and ruptured the right patella tendon again that he tore in December, team officials said. In a news conference prior to Sunday's game against the Denver Nuggets, Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan said Przybilla would undergo surgery in the next few days to repair the tendon for a second time. He underwent a similar procedure Dec. 24, two days after he originally ruptured the tendon during a game against the Dallas Mavericks,us airborne division special forces combat bootvice president of us black, ending his season. 'He will have to go through this all over again,' McMillan said."

J.A. Adande, ESPN.com: "Denver Nuggets coach George Karl, who is being treated for throat and neck cancer, will have a surgical procedure on Monday. That will be followed by chemotherapy on Tuesday. 'You probably won't see me for a while,' Karl told media members before the Nuggets played the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Karl will miss the Nuggets' game at Minnesota on Wednesday and hopes to be on the sideline at New Orleans on Friday."
Julian Garcia, New York Daily News: "The Nets will be playing meaningful games on a four-game trip that begins in Memphis Monday, but they won't have their starting power forward to help them. Yi Jianlian(notes) did not join the Nets on their flight to Tennessee Sunday and he will miss games against the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Thunder and Rockets this week because of the left ankle he sprained during Saturday night's win over the Knicks."
Eddie Sefko, Dallas Morning News: "In respect of Sunday's Oscars, let's put this in Hollywood perspective. Marion does not feel like he is an 11.5-point, 6.5-rebound supporting actor. Yet, that's what the numbers say this season, and it's why the Mavericks' small forward feels conflicted. Marion loves winning. And he's done everything this season to that end. Marion's also sacrificed as much as any other Maverick, maybe more. 'You got to sacrifice certain things to get that ultimate goal, and that's a ring, the hardware,' Marion said. 'Once you get that hardware, nobody can say anything to you. That's what I want my legacy to be. I want that ring.'"
Brian Windhorst, Cleveland Plain Dealer: "[Who to cut in Zydrunas Ilgauskas'(notes) return] will be a tough decision for the team, though it will probably come down to Danny Green(notes) or [Darnell] Jackson. e reason is neither of their contracts is guaranteed for next year, while Telfair has a $2.7 million option. e Cavs now have six big men on the roster, which is pretty much the limit you can keep. Ilgauskas would make seven, which is probably one too many. e Cavs are also deep at the wing, where Green plays. e team is limited at point guard, where Telfair could help. Plus he'd be a trade asset for next season."
Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle: "As yet another depressing season winds down, it is becoming clear that Don Nelson no longer runs the Warriors. If he gets shut out of major trade discussions, that's the only conclusion one can draw. Two sources close to the Warriors told The Chronicle that when the club rejected a trade-deadline deal that would have sent Monta Ellis(notes) to Memphis for O.J. Mayo(notes) and Hasheem Thabeet(notes), Nelson wasn't even consulted. It's not clear who made the decision, but it was news to Nelson, who hadn't even heard the Grizzlies' proposal. Not only that, the two sources said, but Nelson would have made the deal. 'In a heartbeat,' said one."



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