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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hall of Famers Albert Lewis and Art Still are among nine former Kansas City Chiefs players who have joined a lawsuit that contends the team hid the risks of permanent brain injuries from repeated concussions. The concussions happened between late 1987 and early 1993 when there was no NFL collective bargaining agreement in place. Five former players filed the initial suit against the Chiefs this month, saying the team ignored decades of scientific research indicating repeated head trauma causes permanent brain damage. In the amended suit filed Saturday in Jackson County Circuit Court, the plaintiffs said Arrowhead Stadiums artificial surface contributed to the head injuries. Also joining the lawsuit were Dino Hackett, Todd McNair, Fred Jones, Tim Barnett, Walker Lee Ashley, Emile Harry and Chris Smith, along with the wives of several of them. Ken McClain, a lawyer whose firm is representing the plaintiffs, said at least 10 more former Chiefs could join the suit by before the end of the year. "Certainly, Hall of Famers who contributed greatly to building the franchise add to the urgency for the team to find a just resolution, rather than try to ignore it or act like they had nothing to do with it," McClain said. Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews said the team had no comment. In recent years, a string of former NFL players and other athletes who suffered concussions have been diagnosed after their deaths with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, including Junior Seau and Ray Easterling, both of whom committed suicide. In August, the NFL reached a tentative $765 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by more than 4,500 former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related health problems they say were caused by football. The settlement, subject to approval by a federal judge in Philadelphia, would apply to all past NFL players and spouses of those who are deceased. McClain called the national settlement — which does not include an admission from the NFL that it hid information from players about head injuries — insignificant and said it provides compensation only to the former players with the most severe brain injuries. Rather than protecting players who sustained concussions, the lawsuit said, the Chiefs increased their risks by giving them "ammonia inhalants, caffeine cocktails and/or Toradol to abbreviate the need for concussed employees to miss working time due to a brain injury." Toradol is an injectable, anti-inflammatory drug used short term to treat moderate to severe pain. Players were even more prone to head injuries because of the concrete-like AstroTurf surface that was in place until 1994, the lawsuit said. That surface made the players faster and was cheaper than maintaining a grass field, the plaintiffs said. Because of the heightened violence of high-speed hits, the suit says, the game became more attractive to fans and increased the teams revenue. Missouri presented a "unique opportunity" to file the lawsuit because a state workers compensation statute was amended in 2005 to exclude cases of occupational injury that occur over an extended time. That exception more commonly applies in workplaces where smoking is allowed and workers suffer lung problems because of it. McClain also represented workers at a Jasper popcorn plant who were awarded millions of dollars in lawsuits. They contended they got cancer because of a chemical in butter flavouring used at the plant. Former Chiefs players Leonard Griffin, Chris Martin, Joe Phillips, Alexander Louis Cooper and Kevin Porter were the initial plaintiffs in the suit. Morten Andersen Jersey . 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Willie Roaf Jersey . - In about six minutes, the Memphis Grizzlies had allowed their 23-point lead to be cut to seven.SACRAMENTO, Calif. - DeMarcus Cousins likes the way the Kings are clicking on offence. Its the defence, though, that really has Sacramentos big man smiling — even if there have been a few breakdowns along the way.Cousins had 30 points and 11 rebounds, Rudy Gay scored 29 and the Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 131-109 Wednesday night to extend their best start in more than a decade.Us playing defence the way we are, communicating and playing together, is helping on the offensive end, Cousins said. Playing defence, I believe, helps build chemistry. We trust in one another and its going over to the other side of the floor.Darren Collison added 10 points and eight assists, and Carl Landry had 18 points off the bench to help Sacramento to its second win over Denver in three days and fourth straight overall following a season-opening loss to Golden State.The Kings improved to 4-1 for the first time since 2001-02, when they won the Pacific Division and grabbed the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They havent been back to the post-season since 2007.Sacramento did it despite giving up 35 points in the second quarter and 37 in the fourth.Tonight was a Jekyll and Hyde night, coach Mike Malone said. I dont want us creating poor habits, and to allow a team to score 37 points in the fourth quarter the way they did is really unacceptable.Ty Lawson had 13 points and nine assists for Denver (1-3).Sacramento scored 40 points in the first quarter, led by as many as 36 and had six players in double figures.Cousins led the surge with his third double-double in five games before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.With Denver centre JaVale McGee getting limited minutes while still recovering from last seasons broken leg, Cousins dominated in the low post early against backup Timofey Mozgov and met little resistance from the Nuggets soft interior defence.Cousins scored 26 in the first half and made 10 of 14 shots overall.At one point in the second half, Cousins — generally among the NBA leaders in technical fouls — was hacked by two Denver defenders while trying to score under the basket. Mozgov was called for the foul, argued and picked up a technical while Cousiins clapped his hands and walked away smiling.ddddddddddddDenver couldnt keep up.The Nuggets fell behind early, then trimmed a 21-point deficit to 60-52 on Nate Robinsons layup with 1:37 left before Sacramento closed the half on an 8-2 run.Gay blocked a layup by McGee late in the third quarter and Reggie Evans scored on a fast break to make it 105-70.Basically in a nutshell, we were too soft on defence, said Denvers Wilson Chandler, who had 13 points. We cant point fingers. It was everybody all the way across the board.___JUST CUZCousins carried on a running conversation with Nuggets coach Brian Shaw the entire game, and at one point walked over to Denvers bench and needled the players for the way they were defending him. Are you guys kidding me? Cousins said as he walked by. Shaw was disappointed his players didnt respond. Nobody else took it personally, Shaw said. The way I feel about that is if nobody wants to stand up to it, then we should get out butts kicked and we did. He should talk to us that way if we dont have any professional pride as a group.___TIP-INSNuggets: Shaw continues to take a cautious approach with McGee. The 7-footer missed almost all of 2013-14 with a left tibia stress fracture and has been coming off the bench this season. McGee got off to a sloppy start against Sacramento and picked up two fouls in his first 3 minutes, bobbled away an easy pass into the post and was called for travelling. He finished with nine points and two rebounds. JaVale is still trying to build up his stamina, Shaw said. Hes been getting tired really quickly. ... Lawson moved past Nick Van Exel into fifth place on Denvers career list with 2,056 assists. ... Kenneth Faried was held to a season-low four points.Kings: The 40 points in the first quarter were a season high. ... Ben McLemore is playing with a large bandage over his right eye, remnants of a preseason injury when he butted heads with Wayne Ellington of the Lakers. ... Sacramento went 39 of 50 from the free throw line. The Kings took 47 free throws against the Nuggets on Monday.___UP NEXTNuggets: Play at Cleveland on Friday.Kings: Visit Phoenix on Friday to begin a four-game road trip. 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