Brian Shaw gets first crack at head coaching job
DENVER — At long last, Brian Shaw is getting his first chance to coach an NBA team.
The former guard for the Los Angeles Lakers and Phil Jackson pupil has agreed to succeed George Karl as coach of the Denver Nuggets, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday night because the deal hadn’t been officially announced.
Still, it was the buzz of the basketball world.
“I think the Nuggets are going to benefit from his tenure,” Jackson tweeted.
The Denver Post first announced the agreement with Shaw, the Indiana Pacers assistant who told the newspaper he’s been “prepared by the best of the best” for his first NBA head coaching job, adding “I feel like I’ve waited and paid my dues.”
Charge dropped
in Honolulu
nightclub NFL brawl
HONOLULU — An assault charge has been dropped against a former Honolulu nightclub owner accused of hitting Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams on the head with a bottle.
A judge on Monday dismissed the charge against Michael Miske Jr., former part-owner of the M Nightclub. He was accused of assaulting Williams and his brother at the nightclub two days before the Pro Bowl. Williams needed stiches to his head and wasn’t able to play in the game.
The dismissal came after a prosecutor told the judge the brothers wouldn’t be returning to Hawaii for trial.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Miske’s brother John Stancil is awaiting trial. Williams was a no-show in April, postponing the trial to July.
Free agent WR
Collins suspended
4 games by NFL
NEW YORK — New York Giants free-agent wide receiver Brandon Collins has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2013 regular season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.
The NFL announced the suspension of the first-year player on Monday.
The 24-year-old Collins will be eligible to return to the Giants’ active roster on Sept. 30, the day after the team plays the Kansas City Chiefs. The Southeastern Louisiana product spent part of last season on the Giants’ practice squad and will be eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
From wire sources
