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Bulls send Curry to Knicks

Associated Press

The Bulls dealt center Eddy Curry to the New York Knicks on Monday, ending a contentious negotiation in which Chicago insisted the restricted free agent take a DNA test over a heart problem.

In making the announcement, an obviously frustrated Bulls general manager John Paxson did not specify what Chicago got in return and he did not field questions.

“We will have an announcement tomorrow morning,” Bulls public relations director Sebrina Brewster said. “All we can say right now is we traded Eddy to the Knicks.”

A Knicks spokesman said the team declined comment.

Brown, Arenas talk

Not long after saying he wanted to slap Gilbert Arenas, Kwame Brown gave him a call instead.

Arenas said he got a phone call Sunday from Brown, who offered an explanation for inflammatory comments that appeared in Sunday’s Washington Post.

“He called and said everything was misconstrued, and I accepted it,” Arenas said at the Wizards’ media day.

Brown, now with the Los Angeles Lakers, burned his Wizards bridges several times over in the Post interview, but his most severe accusation was aimed at Arenas. Brown told the paper that Arenas was to blame for Brown getting little playing time in Game 3 of the second-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls.

Around the league

Amare Stoudemire signed a five-year contract extension with the Suns worth about $73 million, the maximum allowed under the NBA collective bargaining agreement. … Forward Corie Blount, who played for the Lakers from 1995-99, has signed a partially guaranteed contract with Los Angeles. … The Bobcats will not match the Heat’s offer sheet for restricted free agent forward Jason Kapono…. Forward Lee Nailon signed with the 76ers after averaging a career-high 14.2 points last season with the Hornets. … The Wizards completed their training camp roster by signing a pair of former Nets: forward Awvee Storey and guard Billy Thomas.