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...longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi, the only Iranian player in the NBA.

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...against Memphis Grizzlies' O.J. Mayo, left, Zach Randolph (50) and Hasheem Thabeet (34) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. All of Gay's points came in the second half. The Grizzlies...

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Brown: NBA needs Iverson FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2009, file photo, former Memphis Grizzlies guard Allen Iverson laughs as he answers a question during the NBA basketball team's media day in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

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...taken appropriate action." Wednesday's comments came near the end of a dreary Clippers loss, 106-91, in Memphis as rookie Haddadi, a 7-foot-2 center and the first Iranian player in the NBA, came into the game. In a 40-second exchange...

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...in their backcourt. The Grizzlies have begun serious negotiations with free agent Jamaal Tinsley, and could sign the veteran as early as Saturday, The Commercial Appeal of Memphis has reported, citing an NBA source. Tinsley, who missed...

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...a 76-72 advantage into the final period. NOTES: Dan Gadzuric started at center for Bogut. Jennings leads NBA rookies in scoring and assists. Bucks F Hakim Warrick, who played his first four seasons in Memphis, received a warm ovation...

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Magic's Howard fined by NBA for comments on blog Mickael Pietrus led six Magic players in double figures with 19 points, as Orlando routed Memphis, 102-83, in preseason action. Dwight Howard had 15 points and 11 rebounds, JJ Redick had 15...

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