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Novipiu Casale announced the signing of Mustafa Shakur for the season. The guard comes from Pau-Orthez, in French Pro A. Sportando

Lockout, Italy, Mustafa Shakur 

Pau-Orthez released Mustafa Shakur and Moustapha Diarra and fired coach Dobbels. Shakur is now set to sign in Italy with Novipiu Casale, who is in last position in Serie A. Sportando

Free Agency, Lockout, Mustafa Shakur 

Emiliano Carchia: Mustafa Shakur is on his way to @juniorcasale. The player is in France with Pau Orthez Twitter

Lockout, Italy, France, Mustafa Shakur 

Shakur's goal is to develop his entrepreneurial skills, a la Magic Johnson. His NBA future is far from guaranteed, given the looming lockout and his free-agent status. Contract or no, Shakur says Part of the Solution is something he will always put his all into. His vision is to make the event a one-stop shop where young people can come for mentoring, motivation, and rites-of-passage programs for future careers that probably won't have anything to do with basketball. Philadelphia Inquirer

Magic Johnson, Mustafa Shakur 

Before the game, I informed Larry Owens and Othyus Jeffers that they were both named to the NBA Developmental League second team. Owens was happy to hear the news, but Jeffers responded by asking, “Second team?” Saunders gave the D-League all-stars an opportunity to close out the game with Seraphin, Yi and Mustafa Shakur. They were handed a three-point lead going into the fourth quarter, but were unable to hold on. Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur, Othyus Jeffers, Larry Owens 

Scott Schroeder: Wizards announce they've signed Mustafa Shakur for the rest of the season. With Jeff Adrien, 2nd RGV player signed for season in a week. Twitter

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur 

Mustafa Shakur, who recently completed his second 10-day contract, would likely be signed for the rest of the season to replace Bibby. Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Mike Bibby, Mustafa Shakur 

Michael Lee: #wizards signed Mustafa Shakur to 2nd 10-day contract. Twitter

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur 

His agent, Leon Rose, called him to let him know that the Wizards planned to sign him last Friday. The Vipers were in Bismark, N.D., playing a back-to-back set against the Dakota Wizards, so Shakur had to hope on a plane and leave his basketball shoes and other equipment behind, since it was locked up in the arena. He got a pair of size 12 adidas shoes for his debut against the Boston Celtics, an appearance that his been overshadowed by his ridiculously bad jersey, which had been stitched together -- seemingly by hand -- only a few hours before the game. Nick Young joked that the jersey should be "retired." Shakur's uniform has since been put together properly, but he actually asked for the original. "I'm going to frame it and put a little story headline under it." When asked what the headline would read, Shakur said, "I don't know, what you do think it should read?" Someone said, "I'm just happy to be here." "There you go," Shakur said. Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur 

How did you find out you’d been called up to the Wizards? Mustafa Shakur: My agent texted me. I was on the road in Dakota playing an away game, and after the game I saw I had a text. It said, “The Wizards called you up for a 10-day. You’re outta here in the morning.” Dime

Washington Wizards, D-League, Mustafa Shakur 

His number, and last name, were stitched on at the last second by a Wizards employee. And while the stitching held up, it was clear the Wizards employee didn't exactly hold up the number placement to any sort of scrutiny, because the number "22" was a little down, and to the left. And with plenty of spacing between the two "2"s. The Washington Post's Michael Lee talked to Shakur after the game: So hastily was he added to the roster that it appeared his jersey wasn't quite ready either. Shakur wore No. 22, but the lettering and his name plate were clearly out of position. "I don't know. I think they tried to put my zip code on there," Shakur said, eliciting laughter throughout the locker room. "They, you know, messed it up a little bit." Yahoo! Sports

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur 

To mitigate the expected absence of Kirk Hinrich, who suffered a sprained right elbow late in Friday’s loss to Phoenix, the Wizards have signed guard Mustafa Shakur from the NBA Development League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers to a 10-day contract. Washington Examiner

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur 

The Wizards appear to be making plans in case Kirk Hinrich is out for an extended period. Scott Schroeder of AOL Fanhouse is reporting that the team is calling up Mustafa Shakur from the D-League. Schroeder spoke Friday night with Shakur, who said that he expects to be in Washington in time for the Wizards' game on Saturday against the Boston Celtics. "Hopefully, if everything goes right with my flights, I'll get there and get situated and then be ready to play against the Celtics," Shakur said. Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur 

A league source said that Shakur is "likely" to be signed to a 10-day contract. Shakur is a 6-foot-3 point guard who is averaging 16.7 points, 5.0 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals this season while making 48.8 percent of his field goal attempts for the D-Leagues's Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Wizards have been keeping tabs on Shakur for some time and considered signing him before bringing back Lester Hudson after the Gilbert Arenas trade. He participated last week in the D-League Showcase in Texas -- where Wizards vice president of basketball administration Tommy Sheppard was in attendance -- and earned second team honors. Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur 

Mustafa Shakur, a 6-foot-3 point guard, is expected to be called up from the NBA D-League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers to the Washington Wizards for a 10-day contract, according to a source close to the situation. Shakur, in an interview with FanHouse on Friday night, said that he expected to be available to play in Washington's game Saturday night at home against the Boston Celtics. "Hopefully, if everything goes right with my flights, I'll get there and get situated and then be ready to play against the Celtics," Shakur told FanHouse. FanHouse.com

Washington Wizards, Mustafa Shakur 

Some options include bringing back Hudson, signing free agent Jannero Pargo or Patrick Beverley, or plucking from the NBA Developmental League Mustafa Shakur or Kyle Weaver. But Wall is anxious to get back on the floor and assume his undisputed position within the team. "I've got to be the leader," Wall said. "I've got to get here early, I got to be the last one to leave. I've got to speak up, talk in huddles. They are gong to hold me accountable for more things. I'm going to accept the challenge." Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Free Agency, Jannero Pargo, Kyle Weaver, Patrick Beverley, Mustafa Shakur 

Sam Amick: New Orleans has waived PG Mustafa Shakur and big man Darryl Watkins. Hornets roster is now at 16. Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Mustafa Shakur 

The New Orleans Hornets have signed free-agent point guard Mustafa Shakur. General manager Dell Demps says the 6-foot-4 Shakur has good size for a point guard and got the Hornets' attention by thriving in the NBA Development League last season. Undrafted out of Arizona, the 26-year-old Shakur was been with several NBA teams since 2007 but has yet to play in a regular-season game. ESPN.com

New Orleans Hornets, Dell Demps, Mustafa Shakur 

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have signed free agent guard Mustafa Shakur. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not released. “Mustafa will be able to give us depth at the point guard position,” said Hornets General Manager Dell Demps. “He has thrived in the D-League and has great size and vision for a point guard.” NBA.com

New Orleans Hornets, Mustafa Shakur 

The New Orleans Hornets have signed point guard Mustafa Shakur to a partially guaranteed contract for the upcoming season. Shakur, who turned 26 last Wednesday, will vie to become Chris Paul's backup. The rookie out of Arizona has played in 7 NBA regular season games during his professional career with San Antonio and Minnesota. Most recently, he spent time on the roster with Oklahoma City but did not see any playing time. NewOrleans.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Mustafa Shakur