WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards plan to fine some players for participating in Gilbert Arenas‘ on-court antics that made light of his gun troubles, an NBA official said Thursday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the review was still ongoing, said the team is reviewing details from Tuesday night’s game at Philadelphia before determining who will be fined and how much.
Before the game, Arenas was surrounded by his teammates when he knelt on the court and pointed his index fingers at them, as if he were firing guns. A photograph shows nearly all the players laughing or smiling. The official said the fines would be contingent in part on whether Arenas and his teammates planned it ahead of time.
• Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger, an all-star last season, said he expects to play soon after missing the past month because of an injured heel. However, Granger won’t play tonight at Minnesota or Saturday at Oklahoma City.
• Guard Rafer Alston signed with the Miami Heat for the remainder of the season.
Rebels’ Snead opts for NFL draft
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi quarterback Jevan Snead is going pro, skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft after leading the Rebels (9-4) to a 21-7 victory over Oklahoma State for Ole Miss’ second straight Cotton Bowl victory.
• Attorneys for fired coach Mike Leach said they want to take Texas Tech to trial in the next six weeks and want to question some of the key figures in his dismissal last month.
• Southern Cal quarterback Aaron Corp, who won the starting job last spring but was displaced by Matt Barkley after being injured in training camp, announced he was transferring to the University of Richmond, where he has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Footnotes.
Dallas Stars center Mike Ribeiro will miss four to six weeks after being accidentally hit in the throat with a stick during Wednesday night’s game against the New York Rangers.
• Detroit Red Wings left wing Tomas Holmstrom is expected to miss at least three to four weeks because of a nondisplaced fracture in his foot.
• The Oakland Athletics and slugger Jack Cust agreed to a $2.65 million, one-year contract.
• The Seattle Mariners acquired first baseman Casey Kotchman from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for outfielder Bill Hall, a player to be named and cash.
• Baseball commissioner Bud Selig told Ryozo Kato, his Japanese counterpart, that he is open to games between the World Series and Japan Series champions, but no steps have been taken for such a matchup.
• Italian motorcyclist Luca Manca suffered critical head injuries in an accident during the Dakar Rally and was placed in an induced coma in Calama, Chile. Carlos Sainz and motorcyclist Cyril Despres extended their leads in the sixth stage.
• Lotte Smiseth Sejersted of Norway posted the fastest time in a World Cup downhill training in Haus Im Ennstal, Austria, while overall Lindsey Vonn of Vail was 1.22 seconds back in 10th.
