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Feb 5 (The Sports Xchange) - The Philadelphia 76ers will honor the late NBA player Darryl Dawkins with a special tribute night on Saturday when the Sixers host the Brooklyn Nets. The 6-foot-11 Dawkins, known as "Chocolate Thunder" because of his powerful dunks, died of a heart attack on Aug. 27 at age 58. "Darryl Dawkins Tribute Night" will be highlighted by a special halftime ceremony featuring live interviews with former Sixers teammates Bobby Jones and World B. Free. Dawkins' legend swelled in 1979 when he twice shattered backboards with his rim-rattling dunks. He appeared in 726 games (232 starts) for Philadelphia, New Jersey, Detroit and Utah and averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game. His 57.2 career field-goal percentage ranks eighth in NBA history. - - - The Phoenix Suns signed NBA Developmental League all-star guard Orlando Johnson to a 10-day contract on Friday. Johnson has spent this season with Austin in the D-League and averaged 15.2 points in 28 games. He was named to the all-star team on Jan. 29. The two-year NBA veteran played for the Indiana Pacers in 2012-13 and the Sacramento Kings in 2013-14. In 96 NBA games, Johnson has averaged 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds, with a career high of 15 points for the Pacers in a 2013 game against the Atlanta Hawks. Johnson also spent last season with Austin, averaging 17.4 points in 43 games, and previously played professionally in Spain and the Philippines. - - - A Jan. 23 game between the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards that was postponed because of heavy snow last month has been rescheduled for Feb. 18. The rescheduled date will be the first game for both teams after the NBA All-Star Game break. (Editing by Andrew Both)