Doug Collins let everyone know how unhappy he was with the Sixers after their 98-84 loss to the Magic on Tuesday night (see story).
Now, let's look at some other news and notes from around the league.
Lakers became impatient
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak admits the team's front office became impatient when Jerry Buss became ill in an attempt to win another championship before the owner died.
Buss passed away last week at age 80.
The Lakers have made plenty of aggressive moves over the past year such as singing an aging Steve Nash, trading for Dwight Howard and firing Mike Brown five games into the season.
"The one thing that was a big factor is our lack of patience," Kupchak said on John Feinstein's show on CBS Sports Radio transcribed by Royce Young of CBS Sports (via ProBasketballTalk). "When we made the changes we made in the offseason, we really did it with a two- or maybe even a three-year window, probably a two-year window to do our best and win a championship.
"And clearly we knew Dr. Buss was not in great health, and we were hoping for the next year or two we could put something on the court that would result in being in the hunt at the end of the year for a championship."
Kupchak admits that the firing of Brown came as a result of not having the "patience to wait and see if it was going to work out."
The Lakers currently sit ninth in the Western Conference with a 28-30 record and are three games out of the final playoff spot.
Bulls' Gibson out with sprained knee
CHICAGO -- Taj Gibson is expected to miss at least two weeks with a sprained left knee, forcing the Chicago Bulls to play without one of their key reserves at a pivotal point in the season.
Gibson says his leg buckled when he stepped on the foot of Oklahoma City guard Reggie Jackson in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 102-72 loss to the Thunder.
Gibson had an MRI and was diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament. He says doctors are planning to take another look to make sure there are no small tears in the knee.
The sliding Bulls had dropped four of six games heading into Tuesday night's matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. All-Star point guard Derrick Rose has been out all season while he recovers from major knee surgery.
Fisher rejoins Thunder with no plans of retiring
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher isn't planning on his latest stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder being his last chance to play in the league. He still understands that it could be.
Fisher went through his first practice with the Thunder on Tuesday after signing with Oklahoma City for the stretch run for the second straight season. He asked Dallas to waive him earlier this season so he could spend time with his family.
Fisher says he's "not planning on retiring at the end of the season," but his family agreed that he deserved the opportunity to play with the Thunder in case this ends up being his last chance.
Coach Scott Brooks wouldn't say if Fisher will be activated for Wednesday night's game against New Orleans.
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