Hornets center Jamaal Magloire was fined $7,500 by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing a basketball at Golden State's Mike Dunleavy in a game last week.

The ball hit Dunleavy in the chest in the second quarter of the Warriors' 115-109 triple overtime victory on Nov. 23 in Oakland.

New Orleans Hornets center Jamaal Magloire will be out up to three months with a dislocated right ring finger.

Magloire was injured in the fourth quarter of the Hornets' 95-86 loss at Phoenix on Friday and flew back to New Orleans for treatment. He will not need surgery.

The team said Monday that Magloire's finger would be in a splint for eight weeks and then he will rehab for four weeks.

Magloire, an Eastern Conference All-Star, has averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game in 11 games this season.

Starting Hornets center Jamaal Magloire fractured his right ring finger during the final minute of the game after deflecting a pass. It has not been determined how long Magloire will be sidelined, but it could be for more than five games.

With that prospect, Magloire looked shattered as he trudged through the locker room door after getting his finger examined by Hornets trainer Terry Kofler. One of his teammates asked him how bad was it, and Magloire spoke in a whisper.

He made the flight after the game with the team to Los Angeles but will return to New Orleans today to get re-evaluated by the team's medical staff.

The Bulls' 0-9 start ties the 1967-68 Bulls for the worst in their 39 seasons of existence and also marks the 37th straight loss on this annual extended November trip. With any luck, they will break the record on Wednesday in Utah.

Chicago cynics should hold their breath though, as the Hornets defeated the Jazz by a score of 76-75, on a night when John Stockton had his number retired.

"Both streaks are embarrassing," Eddy Curry said. "It's physically and mentally draining."

Two-time All-Star guard Baron Davis is expected to miss seven to 14 days after medical tests taken over the weekend revealed an inflamed disc in his lower back.

Davis, who injured his back Friday against the Atlanta Hawks, did not accompany the team for a matchup in Milwaukee on Saturday.

After missing 47 games due to injury over the last two seasons, Davis began his sixth season with 24.6 points and 8.0 assists in five games.

Sam Smith of the Chicago Tribine is up to his old tricks once again.  In this week's column Smith offers a solution to the struggling New Orleans Hornets and to Vince Carter, who is sitting out the fourth quarters in Canada lately.

Smith believes that Carter's time in Toronto is over, as evidenced by the half-empty arena, but he could help revitalize the spirit in New Orleans were interest is also wavering.  The Raptors, according to Smith, would get Canadian All-Star Jamal Magliore and perhaps the oft-injured Baron Davis in return, with New Orleans having lots of combination options at their disposal.

'But that team (New Orleans), among the poorest in the NBA in scoring, defense and rebounding, needs changes. And in a relatively unsophisticated basketball market, Carter's act could again sell some tickets. Playing in the West, he'll also have more freedom to shoot those fall-away 27-footers,' writes Smith.

The New Orleans Hornets have placed forward Rodney Rogers on the injured list with a strained left knee, making way for guard Junior Harrington.

Rogers was injured in practice Wednesday and didn't play Friday against Atlanta. He averaged 4.8 points and 2.3 rebounds in 19.3 minutes during the Hornets' first four games.

Harrington began the season on the injured list because of back spasms. He averaged 7.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in six preseason games.