81.   The Mavs also remain in the market for a backup to starting center Shawn Bradley.

82.   The past six drafts have produced only nine starting centers.

83.   The Nets are still saying they need a scorer despite losing their starting center, Benoit Benjamin, in the expansion draft to Vancouver.

84.   The starting center, Jennifer Clemente, is hospitalized and out indefinitely with a blood clot in her lung.

85.   The starting center, Jeremy Eaton, is from Benton City, a Richland High and Walla Walla CC graduate.

86.   The starting center-less front line of Rick Fox, Antoine Walker and Eric Williams will likely retain their places.

87.   The starting center committed six fouls in just eight minutes of play, as the Nets started badly, then went downhill.

88.   The starting center marvels at his teammates who pay far less attention to their diet than he does.

89.   Their starting center was at a local hospital, having his wrist examined.

90.   Their starting center, Jim McIlvaine, bruised his back in a hard first-quarter fall and did not return.