Nazr Mohammed

Charlotte Bobcats centers Nazr Mohammed and Tyson Chandler have returned to practice following injuries.

A team spokesman says both players will be listed as game-time decisions for Friday’s game against the Lakers.

Mohammed has missed the past five games with severe back spasms. Chandler has sat out seven straight games with left foot and ankle pain.

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Stephen Jackson

Add this note to the pile of instances when trash talking gets to be too much.

While Paul Pierce attributed it to competitiveness, Stephen Jackson felt it was more personal.

“I respect them as a team, they’re a great team and they play hard, but when they get to a point where they get to disrespecting people and it’s not about basketball, that’s where I have a problem,” said Jackson.

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D.J. Augustin

A trade between the Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Bobcats that would have sent D.J. Augustin and others to Charlotte for T.J. Ford and Brandon Rush fell apart yesterday, according to sources.

The other players that Indiana would have included are Gerald Henderson and Nazr Mohammed. The talks supposedly went all the way to the hour before the trade deadline before falling apart.

The Bobcats are apparently starting to make plans for this summer when the team will probably lose starting point guard Raymond Felton to free agency. Ford would have been the guy filling that void if the trade had occurred.

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Theo Ratliff

Bobcats General Manager Rod Higgins announced today that the team has acquired center Theo Ratliff from San Antonio in exchange for a protected second-round draft pick in 2016.

The 6-10 Ratliff is in his 15th NBA season, with career averages of 7.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 blocked shots, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals in 25.7 minutes in 772 games played for Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Portland, Boston, Minnesota and San Antonio.

In 21 games played with San Antonio this season, Ratliff is averaging 1.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.9 blocked shots and 0.4 assists in 8.7 minutes.

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Tyrus Thomas

The Chicago Bulls traded Tyrus Thomas to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Ronald “Flip” Murray and Acie Law.

Chicago also received a future first round draft pick from Charlotte.

In a related move, the Bulls have released forward Chris Richard.

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D.J. Augustin

The Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats are discussing a trade centered around Glen Davis and D.J. Augustin, according to league sources.

The two teams are having discussions, but nothing is imminent.

A straight-up trade would not work because Davis is a base-year compensation player, so other players would have to be involved to meet the financial requirements.

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Two teams have reportedly inquired about Bobcats reserve guard Acie Law, according to a source close to the situation that spoke with Tommy Dee of TheKnicksBlog.

“One of them is definitely New York,” and the other team is “an Eastern Conference team as well,” says the source.

The source also believes that “it’s pretty clear” Law will be on the move.

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Tyson Chandler

Tyson Chandler was not happy with comments made by teammate Gerald Wallace following Charlotte’s loss to Utah on Saturday night.

Chandler responded with a season-high 14 rebounds on Sunday and fired back at Wallace.

“I think it’s bull personally,” he said.

“When you lose and play like we do, you can’t say that someone else is the problem. I don’t feel like we’re good enough to point fingers.”

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Gerald Wallace

Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson took a cue from their coach following Saturday’s 110-102 loss to Utah.

Larry Brown had just said there are too many Bobcats with lacking effort. So Wallace and Jackson filled in the blanks.

“The 4 and the 5 (Boris Diaw and Tyson Chandler) got eight rebounds,” Wallace detailed.

“Individually, we’re not taking pride in defensive assignments. We’re not taking pride in helping teammates. So is there a solution to this? “Can you fix somebody’s heart?” Wallace replied. “That’s a personal thing.”

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D.J. Augustin

Charlotte’s D.J. Augustin is currently struggling with Larry Brown’s Play The Right Way edict, which could be a good thing for the Knicks.

Augustin remains a player of interest for the Knicks, who, according to a team source, had extensive talks last season with the Bobcats regarding a deal for the second-year guard out of Texas.

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