Pacers Trade Williams for Askew

Indiana forward Reggie Williams was traded to the New Jersey Nets for forward Vincent Askew, the Pacers announced.

The 6-foot-7 Williams was acquired by the Pacers from Denver in June along with Jalen Rose and No. 10 draft pick Erick Dampier. The 6-6 Askew had been with Seattle for the past three seasons before being traded to the Nets in July.

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The Atlanta Hawks put forward Ken Norman on the injured list because of a strained lower back. He was replaced on the roster by guard-forward Willie Burton, cut before the season by the Hawks. . . . Charlotte Hornet forward Anthony Mason was fined $250 and sentenced to 120 hours of community service after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with a July 24 parking-dispute scuffle with New York police.