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• Celts' Rivers, Kupchak part of new Competition Committee
  NBA appoints new Competition Committee
  
  
• Report: Bobcats to interview Ewing for head coach position
  Two people familiar with the situation say the Bobcats will interview Orlando assistant Patrick Ewing on Thursday in Charlotte for their vacant head coaching position.
  
  
• Harrington undergoes surgery on right knee
  Denver Nuggets forward Al Harrington underwent surgery to fix a torn meniscus in his right knee on Wednesday.
  
  
• Agreement reached on plan for a new Seattle arena
  Attempts to build an arena that could bring the NBA back to Seattle took another step forward on Wednesday when the city, King County and investor Chris Hansen announced a memorandum of understanding laying out the financial responsibilities for the proposed venue.
  
  
• Lakers' Bynum, Ebanks both fined by NBA
  Los Angeles Lakers forward Devin Ebanks and center Andrew Bynum have each been fined for separate violations, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations.
  
  
• Indiana's Larry Bird named 2011-12 Executive of the Year
  Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird is the recipient of the 2011-12 NBA Executive of the Year award, the NBA announced today.
  
  
• NBA unveils new members of Competition Committee
  The NBA today announced the members of the league's new Competition Committee. Last month, the league's Board of Governors voted to change the composition of the Committee to include two owners, four general managers, three head coaches and one representative from the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).
  
  
• 2012 NBA Draft order
  The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery will be held at the Disney/ABC's Times Square Studios in New York on Wednesday, May 30, and will be televised on ESPN at 8 p.m. EDT.
  
  
• Union seeks arbitration over Bird rights issue
  The NBA players' association said Tuesday it is seeking an arbitrator's ruling in hopes that Jeremy Lin and three other players maintain valuable rights in free agency.
  
  
• Staples Center faces busy weekend with Lakers, Clippers
  Staples Center is always among the world's busiest arenas, hosting a jam-packed slate of concerts and shows crammed between games for the NBA's Lakers and Clippers and the NHL's Kings.