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Video and photos of the Heat and Cavs extended stay in LA. Includes the harassment received by LeBron James as he boarded the team bus in Beverly Hills.

Video and photos of the Heat and Cavs extended stay in LA. Includes all the buzz around the Heat hotel, compared to the lack of activity at the Cavs hotel.

The New Orleans Hornets have responded to their 3-6 start by making the first coaching change of the young NBA season, firing Byron Scott on Thursday, according to NBA coaching sources... It was not immediately known who will replace Scott.

Sam Amick of The Bee notes that while it seems unlikely, there is a path for the Kings to rescue Byron Scott from New Orleans with a buy-out deal that would cost the Kings $2 million for Scott's salary this year, cost Scott $500,000 this year at the expense of a longer-term deal, and save the Hornets $2 million. He also toss this stick of dynamite: "And anyone questioning whether all this chatter is newsworthy, Scott's wandering eye and undeniable desire to become the Kings next coach is the driving force behind it all."

Assuming the Hornets make the situation mildly difficult...