NEW ORLEANS -- Unrestricted NBA free agent Daniel Gibson surrendered to police Monday to face a second-degree battery charge. Gibson is accused of breaking another mans jaw with a punch during an argument at a nightclub on July 8, New Orleans Police spokeswoman Remi Braden said. Gibsons wife, Keyshia Cole, sang at the Essence Festival on July 6. Online court records show he was released on $20,000 bond. Gibson said he was protecting his family when the fight occurred at a club where he and Cole had gone to celebrate while in New Orleans. "It was toward the end of the night," Gibson said. "We encountered a couple of people and I dont know what their motives or intentions were but they came off the wrong way. This guy got real aggressive toward my wife and myself and I did what I felt was necessary to handle the situation." Gibson said the man said "something" to his wife but wouldnt go into details. "He was very disrespectful toward my wife," he said. Braden said Gibsons accuser is from St. Rose, about 25 miles from New Orleans. She did not identify him. Gibson played seven years for the Cleveland Cavaliers but was out with injuries much of last season. He said he turned himself in because, "I felt like I had nothing to hide." Gibson said he has been in contact with a few teams throughout this summer. "Then something like this happens and all they (teams) see is that it looks as though Im out there doing crazy things and I wasnt raised that way. There are a lot of accusations being made and I just want to protect my family and everything Ive worked so hard for." Gibson said no court date has been set. Nike Roshe Run Print Palm Trees . "Todd had a three-month interview," Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson said. "He passed it with flying colours." 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Now, the Tigers are hoping to quickly rebound from their sour Sunday after twice blowing leads to the Cleveland Indians. HOUSTON -- A career milestone for Canadian Steve Nash was overshadowed by another Los Angeles Lakers loss on Tuesday night. James Harden scored 31 points and Chandler Parsons added 20 to help the Houston Rockets pick up their fifth straight win with a 125-112 victory over the Los Angeles. Nash, from Victoria, had 16 points and 10 assists to become only the fifth player to surpass 10,000 career assists, joining John Stockton, Jason Kidd, Mark Jackson and Magic Johnson. Nash said he tweaked his back in the game, but that he was OK. "Its really hard to enjoy it right now," Nash said of the assists. "I dont want to discredit it, or not appreciate the company I share in this milestone, but right now its the farthest thing from my mind. Were just trying to find a way to win one game." Nash found Antawn Jamison on a pick-and-roll with seconds left in the first half to reach the mark and finished the game with a total of 10,005 assists over his 17-year NBA career. Kobe Bryant added 20 points for the Lakers, who lost their fourth straight to fall to 15-19, are in 11th place in the Western Conference. "I have to step outside of this frustration and say congrats to (at)SteveNash 10,000. Amazing accomplishment Wish we could have gotten u theW," tweeted Bryant after the game. Houston trailed by as many as 14 in the first half, but used a pair of runs in the third quarter to go on top and build a big lead. Metta World Peace had a season-high 24 points for the Lakers, who were playing without their top three big men: Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill -- who are all out with injuries. "I thought we had the better team," World Peace said. "We definitely had the better team, but every night we have the better team and its just not translating to wins." The Rockets have rallied from double-digit deficits for their last three wins. As usual, they did it on Tuesday night behind the strong play of Harden, who has scored at least 25 points in 13 straight games. "They were short-handed tonight, but they are still tough," Harden said of the Lakers. "We knew we couldnt take them lightly. They did a great job in the first half of really getting easy shots on us. In the second half we started to pick it up defensively. We got out in transition and made some easy shots." Howard has a torn labrum in his right shoulder, Gasol has a concussion and Hill a right hip injury. All three are out indefinitely..dddddddddddd Seven-foot rookie centre Robert Sacre, from North Vancouver, B.C., made his first career start due to the injuries, and finished with 10 points, four blocked shots and three rebounds. "Weve just got to move forward," World Peace said. "We dont have time to feel bad for anyone. This team just has to push and move forward." Jeremy Lin chipped in 19 points with six rebounds and five assists for Houston, and Carlos Delfino also scored 19. The Rockets led by nine midway through the fourth quarter and used a 5-0 run highlighted by a three-point play by Lin to make it 112-98. Lin drove to the basket and made the layup as he fell to the court after being fouled by Sacre. "There are some things we can clean up as a group and do a better job," Lakers coach Mike DAntoni said. "A little more attention to detail and well do better." Houston used a 10-2 spurt early in the third quarter to tie it at 69 after a three-point play by Marcus Morris with 6 1/2 minutes left in the quarter. The Rockets then broke off a 23-11 run to take a 92-80 lead near the end of the third. Lin had nine points in that span and Harden added six. Bryant hit a jumper with about five minutes left in the third, and the Lakers didnt score another field goal until Chris Duhon made a 3-pointer with 48 seconds remaining in the quarter. Houston led 96-88 at the end of the third quarter. "Tonight we could offer up a number of excuses, but what is troubling is when we were healthy, we werent stopping people, either," Nash said. The Rockets were still down by six midway through the second quarter before a 7-0 run capped by a 3 from Delfino gave them their first lead of the game -- 47-46 -- about five minutes before halftime. The game was tied a couple of minutes later when Nash scored five quick points to put the Lakers on top 56-51. Los Angeles led 62-59 at halftime. The Lakers led 18-4 early after a run where World Peace made two 3-pointers and Darius Morris made one. The Lakers were up by 13 later in the quarter before Houston used a 12-5 spurt powered by two 3s from Delfino to cut the lead to 34-28 at the end of the first quarter. NOTES: Gasol was examined by a neurologist on Tuesday and was not cleared to play. He will be re-evaluated on Thursday. ... 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