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NBA Notebook: Point guards escape penalties
Friday, November 06, 2009

Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo will not be fined by the league for an incident between them after a recent game in Boston.

Paul pursued Rondo toward the Celtics' locker room and was blocked by Boston assistant coaches after the Celtics' 97-87 victory Sunday night against New Orleans. The point guards had been assessed matching technical fouls in the second quarter after they got tangled up under the basket.

League spokesman Tim Frank also said the league won't take action against Paul from a game Monday at New York. Knicks forward Al Harrington came up with a loose ball after a Hornets turnover with about 5 1/2 minutes left. Paul dived on top of him and made contact with Harrington's head.

Kings

Leading scorer Kevin Martin has a hairline fracture in his left wrist and treatment options are being evaluated. Martin is averaging 30.6 points a game for the Kings. ... Forward Andres Nocioni was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of drunk driving.

Mavericks

The first woman to play pro basketball with guys is now going to coach them.

Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman was introduced as the head coach of the Dallas affiliate in the NBA Development League, which will tip off next November.

Mavericks president Donnie Nelson is among the owners of the D-League team and it was his idea to hire her. This is no publicity stunt -- she has been a coach before and has run camps in the Dallas area for 26 years.

Commissioner David Stern called the hiring "great news for all."

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First published on November 6, 2009 at 12:00 am