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CLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving is missing Monday night's game against the Pelicans, his second straight, because of tightness in his right hamstring. Irving injured the hamstring against Boston on Thursday and didn't play in Saturday's win against Charlotte. The three-time All-Star is averaging 23.9 points and shooting 48...

OAKLAND, California (AP) Golden State Warriors forward David West is disgusted with the choice of Donald Trump for president. ''The guy who got elected, it's not just the fact he got elected but people voted for him,'' West said after shootaround Wednesday. ''That's the disheartening thing. I just think a...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge will be out indefinitely due to a minor heart arrhythmia, the latest occurrence of heart issues for the five-time All-Star. Aldridge will have further tests before the Spurs can determine just how long he will be out, the team announced on...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Hornets say center Cody Zeller has been placed in the NBA's concussion protocol. There is no timetable for his return. Zeller took an elbow to the head in the fourth quarter of Charlotte's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Zeller will not play Monday night...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James is the only one of Cleveland's three big stars playing Wednesday night against Chicago. James, who has been battling a cold and flu bug that has been working its way through Cleveland's locker room, was questionable until 20 minutes before tip-off when the team announced he...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The opening round of the NBA playoffs is down to the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers, the only series to be extended to seven games. The Clippers can finish off the Jazz on Sunday and advance to the Western Conference semifinals against Golden State, which has...

NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving are expected to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers' lineup for their game against the Brooklyn Nets. Coach Tyronn Lue says both stars would play Friday night in the opener of a six-game road trip. Love missed a loss to Chicago on Wednesday and...

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks suspended starting point guard Dennis Schroder for one game Friday for failing to return to the team on time following the All-Star break. Schroder is not with the team for Friday night's home game against the Miami Heat. Rookie Malcolm Delaney is making his first...

The Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs will both be gunning for a victory on 4/4/2017 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs When: 8:30 PM  ET, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 715 Memphis Grizzlies -8 (-110) 193 (-110) 280 -360 716 San Antonio Spurs TV: 8:30...

BOSTON (AP) Stephen Curry scored 38 points as the Golden State Warriors improved to 24 wins with loss this season by outlasting the Boston Celtics 124-119 in double overtime Friday night.Counting the wins in their final four games last season, the defending NBA champions have taken 28 in...

NEW YORK (AP) The NBA has denied the Toronto Raptors' protest of their 102-99 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 20. The league announced the decision Friday. Toronto argued that the game officials incorrectly called for an instant replay review of whether the Raptors' Terrence Ross released a 3-point shot...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations says 7-footer Donatas Motiejunas has agreed to play the rest of this season alongside Anthony Davis with the New Orleans Pelicans for a pro-rated veteran minimum worth about $600,000. The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of anonymity...