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Mike Wells: Dahntay Jones will likely start if Granger doesn't play Thursday. Paul George will slide to small forward if that's the case. Twitter

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As the Heat were making their way to the Pacers practice court on Saturday, Howard turned down the hallway that leads to the Pacers locker room, asking – and cussing – where he could find Stephenson. Indianapolis Star

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Dahntay Jones, who was outside the locker room with teammate Paul George, a Pacers employee, his son and his mother, went and talked to Howard before the 39-year-old Howard turned around and went toward the practice court with the rest of his teammates. “Tell him I’m going to (expletive) him up,” Howard said to Dahntay Jones, Paul George and another Pacers employee. Indianapolis Star

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It was unclear which player had said something to start the jawing, but Howard was soon warning Stephenson to keep his mouth shut, as Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw stepped between the players and nudged Howard away from the court. There didn’t appear to be any possibility that the altercation would evolve into violence, but Howard clearly had no use for Stephenson, nor his attitude. Yahoo! Sports

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Mike Wells: Pacers locker room near silent after the game. Dahntay acknowledged his 2 mistakes and Vogel said Granger should have stayed home on LeBron. Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Dahntay Jones, Frank Vogel 

The venue for the game has not been finalized, but a number of former and current NBA players already have committed to participate. They include: Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh. Sources also said Baron Davis, Vince Carter, Alonzo Mourning. Jamal Crawford, Rudy Gay, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Amare Stoudemire, Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Derek Fisher, Antawn Jamison, Juwan Howard, Quentin Richardson, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight, Jerry Stackhouse, John Wall, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing and Doc Rivers are expected to play. Veteran WNBA star and all-time leading scorer Tina Thompson and former USC great Cheryl Miller also is expected to participate. ESPN.com

Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Rudy Gay, Doc Rivers, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Tyler Hansbrough, Derek Fisher, John Wall, Dwight Howard, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Juwan Howard, Quentin Richardson, Antawn Jamison, Lockout, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Jerry Stackhouse, Baron Davis, Jamal Crawford, Barack Obama, Dikembe Mutombo, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight 

Mike Wells: Granger: $2 mil, Posey: $1.2 mil, Rush: $492k, Dahntay $450k, Hibbert: $431k, Paul George: $401k, Hansbrough: $356k, Collison: $242k Twitter

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Indiana Pacers swingmen Danny Granger and Dahntay Jones reached out to many of their teammates to get their thoughts on the NBA's collective bargaining agreement offer before heading to New York for their meeting Tuesday. The consensus, according to Jones, was that they considered the league's offer unacceptable. "Most people were abreast of the situation and knew what was at stake," Jones said in a telephone interview after the players' association meeting. "We were all on the same page according to how we felt about the deal." Indianapolis Star

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"We knew the deal wasn't what we wanted, but I wanted to know how bad the deal was," Jones said. "We can get past the 50-50 (revenue split), but the (luxury tax and salary cap) system is so bad in the proposal that they left us no choice but to turn it down. "Hopefully, the system issues can be tweaked and it'll be something we can work with and get a deal done." Indianapolis Star

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Mike Wells: Danny Granger and Dahntay Jones are both in NYC for the NBPA meeting today. Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, CBA, Lockout, Billy Hunter, NBPA, Dahntay Jones 

Granger is the process of trying to arrange a dinner with the fieldhouse employees who are impacted financially because of the lockout. He also wants to put together a charity game where the proceeds can go to the workers. Paul George and Dahntay Jones want to help their teammate with the event, too. Some of the Pacer players may end up getting involved also. Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Danny Granger, Lockout, Dahntay Jones 

Daye found himself arguing a call while waiting to rebound a free throw attempt. Jones, who was in the backcourt, piped up to let Daye know that he was "soft" and that he should end his argument. Daye, an exceptionally skinny man for an NBA player, took real exception to Jones' label, raising his arms up to gesture towards the media section located behind the basket. "You've got the worst game in here, ask any of them," Daye told Jones twice. Jones responded by mocking Daye's arm motions and sarcastically mimicking his aggravated tone. Play eventually resumed. 'When you work out with guys for three or four months," Dudley explained, "they get under your skin. You're tired, you want to go home." CBSSports.com

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Mike Wells: Dahntay Jones plans to play in the Las Vegas summer league put on by Joe Abunassar Twitter

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Celebrity wedding season continues! Indiana Pacers baller Dahntay Jones wed his fiancee, WEEN co-founder & Chair Valeisha Butterfield, tonight in North Carolina. Valeisha's parents are both government honchos--her father is U.S. Congressman Butterfield of North Carolina. And her mother is a part of the state Congress. Peace FM Online

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"None of them are dying to go over there. They prefer for there to be an NBA season," Bartelstein said. "My message to the players (is) that we need to be aggressive in looking for things. We're not just going to be reckless and take a job we don't think is a good fit, but if there's a job we think is good, we have to think about doing it. We deal with this situation on a day-to-day basis and we'll see what happens." Bartelstein's agency represents Pacers Danny Granger, Paul George, Brandon Rush, Dahntay Jones and James Posey. Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Brandon Rush, Paul George, Danny Granger, Lockout, James Posey, Dahntay Jones 

Granger and Jones are open to playing overseas because of the uncertainty of when the lockout will end. Rush said via text message that he's not interested in the opportunity. "If it's a good country and a good organization, I'll definitely try it," Jones said. "It's about the experience and being able to play basketball. Playing basketball is the sole reason for it." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Danny Granger, Lockout, Dahntay Jones 

The Indiana Pacers know their Game 5 playoff loss to the Chicago Bulls last week could be the last game they play for quite some time. The NBA's collective bargaining agreement expires June 30, and there's a strong possibility the league is headed for its first lockout in 13 years. "The climate surrounding the situation hasn't changed in the past two years, so a lot of players have been preparing for a lockout since then," Pacers swingman Dahntay Jones said. "You hope there's not going to be one, but you prepare for the worst and hope for the best. That's all you can do right now." Indianapolis Star

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George is 6-8 and has the arm span of a 6-10 power forward. Dahntay Jones is 6-6 and looks like a linebacker. Hits like one, too. “I love it,’’ Vogel said of what the Jones/George combination has done the last few games. “They’re both doing an equally good job on him. I had a hard time deciding who to go with down the stretch. They’re both very, very different kinds of defenders. “Paul is all over the place with his hands. He’s great with spacing and understanding angles of containment and challenging shots late. Dahntay is just under the kid’s chin the whole time, backcourt, frontcourt, everywhere.’’ Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Derrick Rose, Dahntay Jones 

Here was a scene from the postgame locker room that captured the essence of a team still fighting through an ungainly adolescence. Roy Hibbert, who just hasn't taken advantage of a good matchup with Joakim Noah in this series, stood in the corner and groused about how he wasn't getting the ball often enough in the low post. Next to him, veteran Dahntay Jones sat in his chair and, overhearing Hibbert, shook his head. "He's young,'' he said. "He'll learn. They'll all learn. It's a progression. But we've grown a lot these last few weeks.'' Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Roy Hibbert, Dahntay Jones 

If you’re thinking this video is anything else besides a very detailed 2-minute rap by some guy who met Indiana Pacers guard Dahntay Jones at a pizza place to get 17 pairs of free shoes, then you are very wrong. That’s exactly what it is and it’s great. As far as raps that sound like Chali 2na and are about an NBA player giving you his shoes after a brief Twitter interaction, this is the best. Nothing else even comes close. The Score

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