Smits Will Play for Dutch National Team

Rik Smits is coming out of retirement--but not to play for the Indiana Pacers.

Smits, who announced his retirement in September, will play three games in November for the Dutch national team.

Now that chronic foot and knee injuries have ended his 12-year NBA career, Smits can volunteer to play without any cost to the national team other than transportation and other expenses.

“It’s something to look forward to, something to stay in shape for,” Smits said.

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Bobby Hurley retired from professional basketball, officially ending a once-promising career derailed by a near-fatal car accident, said a spokeswoman for his agent, David Falk.

Hurley, 29, last played in the NBA during the 1997-98 season, when he averaged 4.1 points and 2.9 assists for the Sacramento Kings and Vancouver Grizzlies.

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Former NBA center Rony Seikaly, playing in Barcelona, said he wants to play for the Miami Heat, who could use a front-line player after Alonzo Mourning announced he’ll sit out the season because of a kidney ailment. . . . If Chris Webber leaves the Sacramento Kings, it won’t be because of money. The team’s owners will offer him everything they can. “We’re going to pay him the max. We’re going to pay him more than any other team can pay him,” said Joe Maloof, who runs the Kings with brother Gavin. . . . Rookie center Jake Voskuhl, the 33rd overall pick in the NBA draft, has signed with the Chicago Bulls.