LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Clippers forward Glen Rice was waived Friday as the team cleared room for forward Melvin Ely.
A 14-year veteran and former NBA All-Star Game MVP, Rice had averaged just 3.7 points in 18 games this season, his first with the Clippers. He was signed as a free agent after being traded from Houston to Utah and waived by the Jazz.
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Rice, 36, was placed on the injured list in both November and December with right knee problems. The 1997 All-Star Game MVP has career averages of 18.5 points and 4.4 rebounds.
Ely, one of two 2002 first-round picks by the Clippers, spent the last 12 games on the injured list with influenza. He is averaging 4.1 points and 3.3 rebounds in 18 games this season.
