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NBA notebook: Revised trade sends Ariza to Wizards, two to Suns

ByReuters

Published 16/12/2018 at 00:22 GMT

The Phoenix Suns traded Trevor Ariza to the Washington Wizards on Saturday morning for Kelly Oubre Jr.

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and Austin Rivers, according to multiple reports.
The deal capped a confusing series of events that unfolded Friday night when a
proposed three-team trade fell apart over confusion about whether Dillon
Brooks or MarShon Brooks would be included.
The trade, as proposed originally, would have sent Ariza from the Suns to the
Wizards, Oubre from the Wizards to the Memphis Grizzlies, and Rivers from the
Wizards to the Suns. The Grizzlies would have sent Wayne Selden to the Suns.
The Suns thought the Grizzlies would be sending them Dillon Brooks. Grizzlies
officials thought it was MarShon Brooks they'd be trading. The mixup happened
because the Suns and Grizzlies didn't talk to each other. The Wizards were the
conduit of information and the identity of the proper Brooks got lost along
the way, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
--Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine will miss at least two games with an injured
left ankle, coach Jim Boylen said.
LaVine has a sprained deltoid ligament and will undergo further testing,
Boylen confirmed prior to the Bulls' game at the San Antonio Spurs. The Bulls
finish a three-game road trip Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
LaVine, who is averaging a team-high 23.8 points per game, suffered the injury
in Thursday's loss to the Orlando Magic in Mexico City.
--Sacramento Kings rookie forward Marvin Bagley III will miss at least 10 days
after suffering a bone bruise in his left knee during Friday night's loss to
the Golden State Warriors.
The Kings revealed after the contest that an MRI exam detected the injury.
Bagley, who is averaging 12.7 points and 6.1 rebounds in 26 games off the
bench, will be re-evaluated in 10 to 14 days.
Bagley was injured in the second quarter after taking a hard fall to the
floor. He initially stayed in the game before soon motioning to the bench that
he needed to be replaced.
--The NBA has fined Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner $15,000 for making an
"inappropriate gesture" toward spectators during Friday night's 113-101 win at
Philadelphia.
The punishment was announced by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the league's executive vice
president of basketball operations.
The incident occurred with 3:21 remaining in the second quarter at the Wells
Fargo Center, with video showing Turner flipping his middle finger at a group
of 76ers fans as he headed to the bench.
--Field Level Media
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