Miles plays, triggering $18M salary hit, cap tax for Blazers

Darius Miles hits milestone with Grizzlies, digging into Blazers’ pockets – ESPN

It came and went without fanfare — and presumably fear of retribution.

Just more than a week had passed since the Portland Trail Blazers threatened their 29 fellow NBA teams with a lawsuit if someone signed Darius Miles.

Miles had already played in two regular-season games for the Grizzlies under a 10-day contract and six preseason games. Two more games from the small forward this season would cause a breach to the Blazers’ salary cap, costing them $18 million in salary plus luxury taxes.

But Friday night, there he was, making his second appearance under his latest 10-day contract and fourth of the season for the Memphis Grizzlies, scoring 10 points with seven rebounds in 14 minutes of a 101-91 loss to the visiting Utah Jazz.

10 points – 7 rebounds. It seems he can still play some. Thats better then Oden does most nights!