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• Documents: Seattle working to bring NBA back
  The city of Seattle has been working behind the scenes the past eight months with a hedge-fund manager to bring an NBA team back to town - possibly as early as next fall if the Sacramento Kings fail to get a satisfactory deal for a new arena, newly released documents show.
  
  
• After Landry injury, Hornets to sign forward Lance Thomas
  New Orleans general manager Dell Demps says the Hornets plan to sign forward Lance Thomas to a 10-day contract on Monday.
  
  
• Pistons G Knight breaks nose vs. Hornets
  Brandon Knight broke his nose in the first quarter of the Detroit Pistons' game against the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday night.
  
  
• Embattled D'Antoni says no point in panicking
  Mike D'Antoni insists he is not worried about his Knicks or his job, saying that "panicking's not going to help."
  
  
• Blazers' Aldridge gets comfortable with leadership role
  LaMarcus Aldridge is direct: He really wants to be an All-Star and he feels he's played well enough to deserve it.
  
  
• Hawks C Collins to miss 2 weeks with elbow injury
  The Atlanta Hawks say reserve center Jason Collins will miss the next two weeks with a sprained left elbow.
  
  
• Nuggets' Mozgov leaves game with leg injury
  Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov left Friday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a left leg injury.
  
  
• Celtics' guard Rondo returns against Knicks
  Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo returned to the lineup for Friday night's game against the New York Knicks after missing the previous eight games with a right wrist injury.
  
  
• James, Bryant named Eastern, Western players of the month
  The Miami Heat's LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant on Friday were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in December and January.
  
  
• Report: Kaman returning to Hornets soon
  The New Orleans Hornets have decided to reactivate 7-foot center Chris Kaman, who had been excused from team activities since last week while the club sought to trade him, according to a person familiar with the decision.