The Cleveland Cavaliers have been granted a disabled player exception worth $4.9 million, according to sources.

The Cavaliers have lost Anderson Varejao for the rest of the season.

During their on-court chat after the Christmas Day game, LeBron James may have communicated to Dwyane Wade that the two could reunite soon.

According to an apparently scrubbed version of the exchange that isolates the dialogue by reducing background noise, James seems to say, "Like I said, if we aren't better this year, we're gonna reunite again and do some bigger and better things, all right?"  Wade responds affirmatively.

James commented on the speculation on Wednesday, saying it was about getting together off the court and not about leaving Cleveland or playing with Wade again.

"I've seen the clip, just like you've seen the clip," James said.  "I don't know exactly what I said at the beginning either.  I know I said, 'We'll get back together and do some bigger and better things,' but it had nothing to do about basketball.  I mean, if I was going to tell him that, I'd tell him the night before.  Come on guys, I'm not stupid.  I know I didn't go to college but I'm not stupid.  I wouldn't say that on Christmas with a hundred cameras around.  I would have told him the night before at his house.  But, it's just me so I get it, I get it.  But it had nothing to do with leaving here and reuniting with him.  It had everything to do with just talking about other things more than just basketball.  Everybody gets so involved in basketball; our friendship -- obviously you guys know -- is bigger than basketball.  So, you know, our last four years couldn't be bigger and better even if we did get back together.  But, whatever, it's crazy."

The Sacramento Kings have removed the interim tag from Tyrone Corbin’s title as head coach.

Corbin has agreed to a contract to coach the Kings through the remainder of this season.

Corbin was promoted after the Kings fired Michael Malone on Dec. 14 and the Kings are 2-5 during his tenure.

Stan Van Gundy said on Tuesday that his current job as president and head coach of the Detroit Pistons will be his last job with an NBA team.

Van Gundy, 55, said he promised his family that he would not relocate again but is open to coaching beyond his current five-year contract.

“I promised my wife,” he said. “I wanted one more shot at it. I’ve got a great owner. I’ve got a great situation with great tradition, and I should be able to get it turned around in the time that he’s given me. If I don’t, I don’t. But I should be able to. But this’ll be the last one.

“That’s the last move we’re going to make.”

Kenyon Martin will meet Jason Kidd on Tuesday to work out for the Milwaukee Bucks, according to a source.

Martin was headed to Cleveland on Tuesday morning to meet with Kidd a day before the Bucks face the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Bucks have injury issues at the forward position.

The Cavaliers also have some interest in Martin, who has also visited the Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies this season.

The Atlanta Hawks' ownership search is moving very slowly, according to a source.

The NBA removed Bruce Levenson as owner and he is now selling the Hawks.

Grant Hill could be a candidate to buy the team. He was interested in buying the Los Angeles Clippers last season.

The Los Angeles Clippers are 20-11 this season, good for the sixth seed in the Western Conference.

"They don't like each other," said one person who knows the Clippers' team well.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a growing level of worry about David Blatt's ability to reach the team, according to sources.

There is reportedly a rising concern in team circles about the level of response that Blatt is getting on the floor.

The Cavs would prefer not to be forced into evaluating their new coach just 30 games into Blatt's NBA career. But the Cavs' effort level, especially defensively, is eroding noticeably, raising the volume of questions about just how much the locker room is listening to the 55-year-old Boston native.

The Dallas Mavericks have explored center options to add depth in their frontcourt.

Jermaine O'Neal has reportedly received interest from the Mavericks but is undecided on his playing future.

“I don’t know if he wants to come here," Mark Cuban said. "(There are) a lot of decisions to be made before then.”

“When we get the right guy, we’ll get the right guy. No rush.”

The Los Angeles Lakers have claimed Tarik Black off waivers and waived Xavier Henry.

Black played for the Houston Rockets this season.