Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion wants to be traded?

There is news circulating that Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion, the team's highest-paid player and a four-time All-Star, says he wants to be traded.

Marion said he decided to ask to leave because the team considered trading him over the summer and won't talk about a contract extension.

Knocks News - Balkman out at least four weeks

Bad news for the Knicks - Renaldo Balkman will be out at least four weeks and will probably miss the Knicks’ season opener because of a stress reaction and cartilage damage in his right ankle, the team announced yesterday. Balkman, a forward, will be wearing a walking boot when the team opens training camp Tuesday morning in Charleston, S.C.

Doctors will re-evaluate Balkman in four weeks, a timeline that practically guarantees he will miss all seven preseason games.