AROUND THE NBA

Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone was fined $10,000 by the league for elbowing Grant in the second quarter Tuesday night.

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Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning received 89 of a possible 118 votes to win the defensive player of the year award in balloting by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters from the United States and Canada. Atlanta’s Dikembe Mutombo, winner of the defensive award three of the previous four seasons, was second with 10 votes. Seattle’s Gary Payton was third. . . . Duke center Elton Brand signed with David Falk, giving the agent his first high-profile client from this year’s draft class.