A new feature-length film that will include Kevin Durant will be filmed in Baton Rouge rather than Oklahoma City.

The entire project couldn't be shot in Oklahoma City because of a snag with state incentives for film production.

The NBA lockout paid a factor in Oklahoma City's inability to broker a deal with sponsors of the Thunder.

Kevin Durant is on the verge of agreeing to starring in a major Warner Bros. film.

The film will have a basketball subplot and is scheduled to begin shooting in mid-September.

Neither Durant nor his representatives could be reached for comment.

Kendrick Perkins has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Perkins is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 30.

Denise White, a spokeswoman for Perkins, says doctors instructed Perkins to stay in bed and drink fluids after he passed out while playing dominoes at Milwaukee Bucks guard Stephen Jackson's home last Thursday. He skipped the charity event Friday before attending an after party, but White says Perkins didn't have “one drop of alcohol.”

Daequan Cook has received a contract offer from Spanish club Caja Laboral.

The report suggests the team wants Cook to sign a deal for the entire 11-12 season and is waiting for a decision from Cook's camp.

Cook spent the 10-11 NBA season with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Kendrick Perkins was arrested in Beaumont, Texas early on Saturday morning, according to a local television station.

KFDM reports Perkins was booked into a county jail around 4 a.m. on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

He posted bond of $150 shortly after being booked and was released

Thunder forward Kevin Durant is in the early stages of contract negotiations with the same Turkish team that has signed Deron Williams and has been pursuing Kobe Bryant, according to Durant's agent.

Agent Aaron Goodwin told ESPN.com on Tuesday night that he has met with officials from Turkish club Besiktas and has likewise begun exploring opportunities for Durant in Spain and Russia.

Goodwin added that playing in China is not something Durant is considering at this time.

Durant has played in several exhibition games this summer.

Nate Robinson attended Seahawks' practice on Saturday.

There are no plans for Robinson to have a tryout with the Seahawks, despite a growing buzz about the subject that Robinson has fueled.

Robinson initially went to Washington on a football scholarship and was a freshman cornerback under Rick Neuheisel in 2002.

Kevin Durant scored 41 points in a 146-143 overtime win for Nike Pro City at Baruch College on Tuesday.

John Lucas III had 60 points on 22-for-41 shooting from the field.

Kevin Durant scored 66 points in an Entertainers Basketball Classic game on Monday at Rucker Park in Harlem.

"I've always wanted to play at Rucker Park all my life," Durant said.

Durant fell two points short of the EBC scoring record of 68, set by Steve Burtt Jr. in 2007. Joe (The Destroyer) Hammond is recognized as holding the park record with 74 points in a game.

Reggie Jackson's decision to stop working out for teams was one of the more controversial elements of the 2011 NBA Draft.

Jackson shut down all private workouts and interviews shortly after his workout for Oklahoma City, who selected him with the 24th pick. Speculation was rampant that the Heat promised to pick him 31st.

“After a workout for Oklahoma City, I came back and played pickup at my school,” Jackson said. “My knee, normally I could feel it tweaking, but it always got better. But it got worse. I went to the doctor and found out I couldn't go for about a month. I was supposed to come back. I tried to and I just couldn't compete, so I had to shut it down. That's about it. I was supposed to have workouts for other teams, but I honestly couldn't go. And that was that.”

Jackson had tendinitis in his knee, something he says he played with since his sophomore season at Boston College. He just always played through the pain.

“It's college,” Jackson said. “You don't have many games. You need to win, win, win, so I was always out there trying to compete. But I would always feel it.”