NBA NOTEBOOK: LAKERS' TURIAF EXPECTED TO SIGN WITH CBA TEAM.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services The Lakers' second-round draft pick Ronny Turiaf Ronny Turiaf (born January 13, 1983 in Le Robert, Martinique) is a French basketball player, selected in the second round (37th pick overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. , who underwent open heart surgery in July, is expected to sign with the Yakama (Wash.) Sun Kings of the Continental Basketball Association This article is about the American CBA. For the CBA in China, see Chinese Basketball Association. The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) is a professional men's basketball league in the United States. as early as today. - Ross Siler --Profit's out: Tests taken Wednesday confirmed that Lakers swingman swing·man n. Basketball A team member who can play effectively in two different positions, especially forward and guard. Laron Profit Bronta Laron Profit (born August 5 1977 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. Following a college career at the University of Maryland, College Park, he was a second round draft pick of the Orlando Magic in the 1999 NBA Draft. suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon Achilles tendon n. The large tendon connecting the heel bone to the calf muscle of the leg. Also called calcanean tendon, heel tendon. of his left foot during a 112-90 victory over the Dallas Mavericks  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. . Profit's examination was performed by Dr. Dan Kharrazi of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic. The 28-year-old Profit will undergo surgery to repair the tendon within the next several days and is expected to be out a minimum of three months. Profit scored eight points in 15 minutes before being injured in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's game. Profit, averaging 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 11.2 minutes in 25 games, was acquired by the Lakers from Washington during the offseason with Kwame Brown for Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins. --Kings hurting: The Sacramento Kings have lost two of their top players to injuries, with Bonzi Wells expected to miss at least three weeks with a groin injury and Peja Stojakovic out a week or more with an injured back. The Kings (10-15) are off to a rough start this season, but hoped to turn things around in a stretch when they'll play six out of seven games at home. However, they'll now start that stretch without two of their leading scorers. Wells, who averages 15.1 points per game, has a partial tear to his right groin and will miss three-to-four weeks. Stojakovic, who is averaging 17.0 points per game, is expected to miss a minimum of one week with a protruding pro·trude v. pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing, pro·trudes v.tr. To push or thrust outward. v.intr. To jut out; project. See Synonyms at bulge. disc in his lower back. Kevin Martin is likely to start in Wells' place tonight against Dallas, but it's uncertain who will start at forward for Stojakovic. Following the game with the Mavericks, the Kings host Portland next Monday before playing on the road against the Clippers the following night. Then come four straight home games against Boston, Philadelphia, the Clippers and Indiana. --Dealing with it: With New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in its second full day of a transit strike, the New York Knicks announced that a limited number of tickets for Friday's home game against Utah will be discounted by more than 40 percent to fans presenting a MetroCard. Knicks officials said the offer will be continued even if the strike has been settled. --First time: Memphis Grizzlies guard Eddie Jones missed his first game of the season Wednesday night with a right ankle injury. CAPTION(S): box Box: PETERSON DOES IT ALL IN TORONTO'S WIN |
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