Sports headlines for Tuesday March 1, 1977:

• Tommy John Is Ready To Play Out His Option
• Jim Palmer Says His Team Stinks

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NBA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 4 F Lakers (39-22) 23 29 20 20 92 Hawks (25-38) 18 22 23 27 90 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Warriors (35-28) 28 25 22 26 101 Celtics (31-31) 26 18 23 27 94 Att: n/a at Hartford, CT
Team 1 2 3 4 F Nets (20-42) 20 30 28 26 104 Braves (23-38) 19 24 22 30 95 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Pacers (27-35) 19 17 26 23 85 Bulls (28-34) 20 33 26 23 102 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 F Nuggets (41-20) 25 29 26 30 110 Pistons (37-26) 20 28 30 16 94 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F Jazz (26-35) 31 25 18 30 104 Kings (31-31) 37 33 30 26 126 Att: n/a
Team 1 2 3 4 F Spurs (34-28) 26 29 36 41 132 Knicks (28-34) 29 26 32 40 127 Att: n/a	Team 1 2 3 4 F 76ers (36-23) 26 27 18 36 107 Blazers (38-25) 29 29 28 22 108 Att: n/a