CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cory Higgins, the University of Colorado’s all-time leading scorer, has found a home with the Bobcats after being cut by the Nuggets.
Higgins, who will be Charlotte’s fifth guard, is the son of Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins and said he expects more scrutiny playing for his father.
“A lot of people are going to think I’m here just because of him,” Cory Higgins told the Charlotte Observer. “That’s not the case. I worked hard to get here and I’m here to prove to everybody, and the coach staff, that I belong here and I keep this spot.”
Higgins scored 2,001 points for the Buffaloes, tying him with Richard Roby for the school record.
• The Bobcats and Bucks were without their starting forwards for the regular-season opener.
For the Bobcats, Tyrus Thomas was out with a left ankle sprain. For the Bucks, Luc Mbah a Moute, who was expected to start, was out with tendinitis in his right knee.
Adelman to miss game
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Rick Adelman will miss the team’s game at Milwaukee tonight to attend the funeral for his mother-in-law. Assistant coach Terry Porter will serve as coach.
• Milwaukee forward Drew Gooden was ejected from the game against the Bobcats in the third quarter after a flagrant foul when he hit Gerald Henderson in the head.
Rockets sign veteran center
HOUSTON — The Rockets signed free-agent Samuel Dalembert to a multiyear deal.
Randolph spreads cheer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph is spreading some holiday cheer for hundreds of Memphis fans.
Randolph purchased 500 tickets for the team’s home opener Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference semifinals.
