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The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal with free-agent guard Aaron Brooks, according to sources close to the talks. Sources told ESPN.com that the Bulls are closing in on the addition of Brooks to give them some backcourt scoring punch off the bench. ESPN Chiago

The Milwaukee Bucks have been awarded the contract of guard Kendall Marshall (6-4, 195) on a waiver claim, General Manager John Hammond announced today. Marshall was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers on July 18. Appearing in 54 games for the Lakers in 2013-14, Marshall, 22, averaged 8.0 points, 8.8 assists and 2.9 rebounds per contest. In his best stretch of the season in January, he tallied at least 10 assists and scored at least 10 points in five consecutive games. Inside Hoops

Hornets: Only two positions – center and point guard – seem to have locked-in starters. Al Jefferson and Kemba Walker are so clearly better than their backups that it’s hard to imagine a shakeup. Small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist figures to continue as a starter, but Jeff Taylor used his rehab time from a ruptured Achilles tendon to strengthen his upper body. He looks like a linebacker now, and he seems hungry to have an impact. The other two spots look wide-open. Charlotte Observer

With Josh McRoberts gone to Miami, second-year pro Cody Zeller and free-agent signing Marvin Williams will face off to be the starter at power forward. Stephenson would seemingly have the edge to start at shooting guard, but Henderson has had that spot the last couple of seasons and won’t give it up without resistance. Charlotte Observer

Authorities say two professional athletes have been arrested after a fight outside a Miami Beach nightclub. Miami Beach Police Detective Vivian Thayer says St. Louis Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar and NBA free agent Donte Greene were arrested early Sunday outside Dream Nightclub in South Beach. ESPN.com

The Boston Celtics are changing things up next season, as the team will have a new alternate logo for the 2014-15 NBA season called the “Lucky Alternate.” The Celtics will debut their new logo this week after 18 months of in-house work. The logo features “Lucky The Leprechaun” as a white silhouette, paying homage to the logo created by Red Auerbach’s brother, Zang, in the 1960s. NESN

Kobe Bryant met with Trayvon Martin's family at a rally in Crenshaw this weekend -- and told the crowd he has a "responsibility" as a celebrity to help Trayvon's parents tell their story. The event took place on the 1-year anniversary of the day George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering the 17-year-old in Florida. TMZ

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