How will Alonzo's kidney hold up with an 82 game season on the horizon?  

I'm through with it," says Allen Iverson on the topic of his rap CD, which he has decided not to release.  

"I tested my knee in every way, shape and form this summer, and nothing happened," says Penny Hardaway. "I can say I'm 100 percent right now."

The Knicks leave LJ at home, Kemp seeks redemption, the Clippers pick up Brand's option, and more.. It is all here in this edition of NBA Notebook.