NO-GO FOR JOE: Bulls forward Joe Alexander, recently acquired from Milwaukee, expected to be in the Chicago lineup against the Pacers this past week after Joakim Noah, Jerome James and Lindsey Hunter all sat out of the game. However, someone reportedly copied the inactive list from the game before, and Noah was left active.
BIG TROUBLE FOR BIG AL: Timberwolves center Al Jefferson was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with a DWI after his blood-alcohol level was determined to be above Minnesota’s legal limit of 0.08. Big Al was pulled over at 4 a.m. after driving 16 mph above the speed limit, changing lanes without signaling and drifting to the left.
CHARGES AGAINST ROBERTSON: Former four-time NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson is facing charges of sexual assault of a child and sex trafficking; authorities said he and six others kidnapped a 14-year-old girl, forcing her into prostitution and dancing at a strip club. He was also sentenced in 2002 to three years in prison for violating probation in regards to a rape accusation.