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Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson holds up his NBA championship ring during a ceremony before the Lakers' basketball game against the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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NBA commissioner David Stern walks around the basketball court before the Los Angeles Lakers' home opener basketball game against the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Fans react to the announced cancellation of a preseason NBA basketball game between the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
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National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern responds to a question during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson, left, shakes hands with former Laker Magic Johnson, right, before an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Johnson sold his small ownership stake in the Lakers to Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Johnson bought shares representing about 4.5 percent of the Lakers in June 1994 for a reported $10 million. Johnson said the sale was strictly a "bittersweet business decision," but the five-time league champion has long been interested in taking a larger ownership role in an NBA franchise. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, File)
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New Jersey Nets' Kris Humphries, front left, goes up for a shot against the defensive efforts of Boston Celtics' Glen Davis, back left, and Semih Erden, of Turkey, right, during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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San Antonio Spurs' George Hill, front, drives around Oklahoma City Thunder's Eric Maynor during the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Oklahoma City won 111-102. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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Orlando Magic forward Brandon Bass scores in the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit Pistons point guard Rodney Stuckey, left, and Washington Wizards guard Kirk Hinrich battle for a loose ball in the second quarter in an NBA preseason basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, in Toledo, Ohio.
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Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan yells at a referee during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Former Utah Jazz player Karl Malone talks to the media about Jerry Sloan's departure before the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz on Monday, Feb. 11, 2011, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
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Boston Celtics coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers speaks with a referee during the second half of his team's 97-84 victory over the New York Knicks in a preseason NBA basketball game in Hartford, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
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Syracuse University head coach Jim Boeheim, center, poses with former Syracuse players after receiving The Sporting News Coach of the Year honors during halftime of the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Detroit Pistons preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)
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New Orleans Hornets forward Trevor Ariza (1) plays tight defense on Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, left, blocks a pass by New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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**FILE** Washington Wizards point guard John Wall goes to the basket during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Washington on Oct. 12, 2010. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Wizards point guard John Wall (2) goes to the basket against the Atlanta Hawks during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game in Washington, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. Wall scored 19 points as the Wizards defeated the Hawks 107-92.
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Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown applauds the team as assistant coach Dave Hanners sits next to him during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)
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FILE- In this file photo taken Sept. 27, 2010 in Deerfield, Ill., Chicago Bulls' Carlos Boozer snarls for a camera during the NBA basketball team's media day. In the Same day the Chicago Bulls locked in Joakim Noah to a five-year contact, they lost Carlos Boozer for about two months with a broken hand forcing them to have to wait to see how a front court they believe could be one of the best in the NBA will perform. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)
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The Detroit Pistons logo on the basketball court before basketball game between the Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks at The Palace Friday, April 8, 2011, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons announced Friday that billionaire California investor Tom Gores has agreed to buy the struggling NBA franchise. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
