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Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager. Now that arrangement is over, with the team announcing his departure in an e-mailed statement. Assistant general manager Neil Olshey will take over Dunleavy’s job.

The Cavaliers are applying full-court pressure to Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Several of the center’s former Cleveland teammates visited him in New York on Tuesday, hoping to persuade him to re-sign with the Cavs and help them make a run at an NBA title. Ilgauskas, who has a place in SoHo, was traded last month to Washington in the deal for forward Antawn Jamison.

The San Antonio Spurs waived swingman Michael Finley after nearly five seasons on Monday, giving the 15-year veteran a chance to finish the season with more playing time elsewhere. The Spurs said they honored Finley’s request to be released from his contract, which was in its final year after he exercised a $2.5 million option this season.

Fred Schaus, a former Los Angeles Lakers coach and general manager who mentored Jerry West and Hot Rod Hundley at West Virginia, has died. He was 84. The former West Virginia coach and athletic director died Wednesday night in Morgantown, W.Va., said Dan Hastings, a funeral director at Hastings Funeral Home.

Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman will replace the Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy in this weekend's All-Star game. Roy injured his right hamstring last month. Roy, in his fourth season with the Blazers, made the All-Star team as a reserve for the third straight season. Kaman will be making his first All-Star appearance.

One man rises above the rest in John Galinsky’s list of the NBA’s top 10 small forwards. But who’s No. 2? That’s up for debate.

Don’t care if the refs get locked out? Maybe you should. Randy Hill recalls what happened the last time the NBA used replacements.

Stephen Jackson wants out of Golden State. Carlos Boozer isn’t happy in Utah. Charley Rosen knows how to deal with malcontents.

LeBron James is leaving Cleveland – for Hollywood.

The Cavaliers superstar and reigning NBA MVP will make his feature film debut by playing himself in an upcoming comedy.

James will appear in “Fantasy Basketball Camp” by Universal Pictures. The movie is about five guys from different backgrounds who come to Las Vegas to live out their fantasy by attending James’ basketball camp. Production will begin next summer.

James is experienced in front of the camera.

Derrick Rose hurt himself while eating an apple in bed last week. That’s tame compared to the all-time wackiest sports injuries.

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The Toronto Raptors added some depth Sunday, signing veteran center Jake Voskuhl. Voskuhl, 31, has averaged 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 412 regular-season NBA games with Chicago, Phoenix, Charlotte and Milwaukee. The 6-foot-11, 255-pound Voskuhl was chosen with the 33rd pick in the 2000 draft by the Chicago Bulls.

The Toronto Raptors were determined to keep Chris Paul out of the paint. They limited Paul’s penetration, but couldn’t stop the New Orleans Hornets point guard from finding open shooters on the perimeter. David West scored 29 points, James Posey added a season-high 20 points, including six 3-pointers, and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who beat the Raptors 99-91 Sunday for their eighth win in 10…

The Suns are 14-10 and ex-players are taking shots at the current coach. But Peter Vecsey sees good things in Phoenix’s future.

The 76ers fired coach Maurice Cheeks on Saturday, sources told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.

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