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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - When the Lakers traded four draft picks to sign Steve Nash, his new teammates couldnt wait to talk about what might happen when Nash began distributing the ball to the likes of Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.A day after Nashs season — and possibly his career — ended before the regular season opener there wasnt much said at all about the point guard who never played enough to make a difference in Los Angeles.We didnt bring it up in practice. We havent talked about it at all, Lakers coach Byron Scott said Friday. Most of the guys whove been in the league for a while, theyre professionals. They know this is life in the NBA. You send out well wishes and then try to move on.That didnt mean Scott didnt have some compassion for the 40-year-old Nash, who announced jointly with the Lakers on Thursday that he would miss his 19th season in the league because of a back injury.Unfortunately, I didnt get a chance to coach him, Scott said before the Lakers final preseason game in Las Vegas. Steve has always been one of my favourite people in the league because hes such a professional, such a gentleman. Just like everybody else, Im wishing him all the best.Slowed by injuries, Nash played in only 65 games for the Lakers over two seasons, and in most of those he was clearly not in top form. Still, the Lakers were counting on some quality minutes from Nash in the final year of his three-year contract this season, even while preparing for the worst case scenario.Jeremy Lin will likely be the recipient of more time at point guard with Nashs injury, while veteran backup Ronnie Price will get plenty of minutes, too.Im not real concerned. Weve got two very good quality point guards, Scott said. Were probably going to have to look for another one, but for right now Im pretty happy with Ronnie. Hes played extremely well for us. Jeremy is just coming back from an injury (left ankle) and the last couple of games hes starting to get back into it, so Im not real concerned about it.With the announcement his season was over, Nash has likely played his last for the Lakers, who signed him at a time when there was a lot more talent in Los Angeles than there is now. The Lakers thought Nash was the short-term answer to their point guard woes, and in his first year with the team he had players like Bryant, Gasol and Dwight Howard to feed the ball.But Nash didnt flourish even with that talent, with his assists dropping sharply and his playing time limited by injuries. He played in only 15 games last year, and was trying to come back this year on a team that oddsmakers figure wont come close to winning half its games.Lin said he was shocked to hear that Nashs season was over.He looked great. He was moving great, moving well. Everything seemed fine, Lin said. They did every type of precautionary thing possible to make sure he was ready when he needed to be ready, and he was peaking at the right time. For whatever reason, it just didnt work.Though Nash and the Lakers didnt mention retirement, NBA fans may have seen the last of the Canadian point guard who won MVP awards in 2005 and 2006 as the captain of one of the most prolific offences in the league in Phoenix. Nash was an eight-time All-Star, including his final season with Phoenix before joining the Lakers, but theres not much market for 40-something point guards in the NBA.Lin said that would be a loss not only for the Lakers but the league.Youre talking about one of the best players ever — a veteran, a voice, Lin said. Aside from the physical stuff, everything else about him is stable and solid, how he shows up, how he controls the game, and he brings a lot of consistency. The only thing that hasnt been consistent is his health. Dallin Leavitt Jersey . -- Rookie Victor Oladipo came off the bench to score 20 points and Glen Davis had 18, leading the Orlando Magic to a 112-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. 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Both sides of the deal have formally announced acquisitions: TFC introduced Jozy Altidore as a designated player on Friday, while their counterparts announced a three-and-a-half-year deal with Jermain Defoe.ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Efren Navarro hit his first major league homer off Justin Verlander, and Matt Shoemaker combined with two relievers on a four-hitter as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 Saturday night. Shoemaker (8-3) threw just 78 pitches through seven innings, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out five against a lineup that came in leading the AL in batting average, hits, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The only hits off the right-hander were Ian Kinslers first-inning double and singles by Eugenio Suarez and Austin Jackson. Kevin Jepsen pitched a perfect eighth and Jason Grilli got the last three outs. Jepsen has allowed only one earned run over his last 31 2-3 innings and 35 appearances. The AL Central leaders were shut out for the fifth time this season, and their division lead over Kansas City was reduced to five games. Verlander (9-9) allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and a walk. The 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner was the latest in a series of All-Stars that Shoemaker has more than held his own against this season -- including Cliff Lee, David Price, James Shields, Chris Sale and Yu Darvish. The rookie is 4-0 in those starts with a 2.27 ERA. Navarro found the seats above the 18-foot wall in right-centre on a 1-1 pitch from Verlander, who has given up at least one homer in 10 of his last 12 starts. On Friday night, Navarro singled home the go-ahead run against Drew Smyly in a 2-1 victory after the Tigers lefty struck out eight of his first 10 batters and 11 overall. Navarros homer came in his 79th big league at-bat. 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Tigers manager Brad Ausmus received an automatic ejection from plate umpire Cory Blaser in the third after he came out of the dugout to argue a call that was reversed after a video review. NOTES: Verlander, third on the Tigers career strikeout list behind Mickey Lolich and Jack Morris, has 28 double-digit strikeout games in his big league career -- but none this year in 22 starts. This is the deepest hes gone into a season without one since 2006, his first year as a full-time starter in the majors, when he made 30 starts and had no more than eight Ks in any of them. ... The Angels optioned RHP Fernando Salas to Triple-A Salt Lake and recalled OF J.B. Shuck from their Pacific Coast League club. Shuck last played for the Angels on May 2 before getting sent down. ... Verlander was the second overall selection in the 2004 draft behind San Diego Padres pick Matt Bush, who never played in the big leagues. 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