THE BRUISE BROTHERS? ARE GRANT HILL AND TIM DUNCAN TARGETS?

          Pistons F Grant Hill and Spurs C Tim Duncan are
     "targets" from their fellow players due to their silence
     during the NBA lockout, according to Perry Farrell of the
     DETROIT FREE PRESS.  Players said Friday "that the two young
     stars might receive more elbows, hard fouls and cheap shots
     this season as a result."  One player, who said he talked to
     four All-Star caliber players, said, "I feel sorry for
     Grant.  They're going to be out to get him, and the four
     guys I talked to really meant it. ... The feeling was that
     they could have been more involved in speaking out for the
     players association" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 1/9).