Cavaliers Trade Knight to Hawks for Jackson

Guard Jim Jackson returned to his basketball roots Tuesday when he was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks for point guard Brevin Knight.

The Cavaliers also got guards Anthony Johnson, 26, and Larry Robinson, 32, from the Hawks for Knight, who has been bothered by a sore knee.

Cleveland waived forward J.R. Reid and guard Michael Hawkins to make room for Jackson.

Jackson, 30, is joining his sixth team and has a career average of 17.4 points during his nine seasons in the league. He is from Toledo and was an All-American at Ohio State before turning pro in 1992.

Cleveland had shopped Knight, their point guard for 2 1/2 seasons, after he lost his job to Andre Miller. Knight, 25, underwent surgery on his right knee in August and has played in only six games.

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Toronto Raptor forward Corliss Williamson and Phoenix Sun forward Tom Gugliotta each were fined $10,000 and suspended one game without pay for fighting during a game Saturday.

Both players were ejected from Phoenix’s victory.

Also, Phoenix center Chris Dudley was fined $5,000 for yelling at an official and failing to leave the court immediately after being ejected during the Suns’ loss to the Lakers on Thursday.

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Washington Wizard backup forward Michael Smith, 28, proclaimed his innocence, calling his arrest on an assault charge at 2:30 a.m. Monday at a nightclub in Washington a misunderstanding.