Allen Iverson has left the Grizzlies to attend to a personal matter and it is unknown when he will rejoin the team. He was given permission to leave by the team.
While it's possible Iverson has a true personal emergency to deal with, he met with owner Michael Eisley on Friday night and Saturday morning before leaving the team. He's already caused problems by complaining about his role and playing time, and hasn't even had a face-to-face conversation with his new coach. There's no telling how this will end, but if you dropped Mike Conley, it would probably be wise to go back and get him.
Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are not likely to play for the Lakers on Sunday due to their lingering injuries, although they are technically listed as game-time decisions.
Bynum's elbow injury is affecting his ability to shoot and Gasol still hasn't played in a game due to his hamstring injury. Phil Jackson is hopeful that the three days of rest the team will have after Sunday's game will make both of them available for Thursday's game against Phoenix.
Pau Gasol is still not likely to play on Friday, despite nearing a return after an MRI revealed a strained hamstring, and not a slight tear as originally believed.
"I'm far from playing on Friday," he said. He also said he wasn't sure about playing on Sunday, which would give fantasy owners a difficult decision to make for Week 3.
Mike Conley's job as the Memphis point guard got a little safer on Saturday when it was revealed that Allen Iverson has left the team for personal reasons.
Everyone who predicted gloom and doom when Iverson signed with Memphis (which was everyone except owner Michael Heisley) could see disaster coming, but no one probably thought it would implode just two weeks into the season. If Conley was dropped in your league, think about grabbing him if you need a point guard. Iverson's presence was the main reason Conley fell out of fantasy favor.
Joe Johnson was not happy with his Hawks' teammates after Friday's loss, saying "we became a selfish team. Now everybody wants to go one-on-one. It's me, me, me."
"Everybody who touches it wants to score," Johnson said. "I really think guys on this team don't know their roles, so it's killing us. And it's going to continue to kill us." Johnson, whose numbers are down, is playing for a contract and it was not tough to see this coming, as he's not used to having a gunner like Jamal Crawford in the backcourt with him. The Hawks are a dangerous and deep team, but Mike Woodson had better grab some control before internal strife becomes a real problem.
Kobe Bryant scored 41 points in his second consecutive game Friday, and three of his last four, making him the youngest player to reach the 24,000 points mark, beating out Wilt Chamberlain for the honor.
He was 19-of-30 but added just four rebounds, one assist, one steal and zero 3-pointers. And that's why he was not listed in the Top 5 for fantasy players in this year's Draft Guide.
Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for Swine Flu, but the worst is over and he's feeling better.
No word on how long he'll be out, but we're guessing this means he won't play on Saturday against Boston.
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