GRIZZLIES: Disgruntled guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to skip Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers to attend to personal business.
MAVERICKS: Swingman Josh Howard was in the starting lineup against Toronto on Saturday after missing all of the preseason and the first five games while recovering from surgery on his left ankle and left wrist.
BULLS: Forward Tyrus Thomas had surgery on his left forearm Saturday, a day after he broke it during a weight-training session. Coach Vinny Del Negro says the operation went well. Thomas is expected to miss four to six weeks, leaving the Bulls with just 10 healthy players.
NETS: Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for swine flu, another blow to a New Jersey team that is losing players as quickly as games.
PISTONS: Said forward Tayshaun Prince will be out of the lineup indefinitely due to a small rupture of a disc in his lower back.
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