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MIAMI (AP) Justise Winslow's torn right labrum was successfully repaired Thursday, and the Miami Heat forward will need to be in a sling for the next six weeks before beginning rehabilitation. The Heat believe Winslow will miss the remainder of the season. Team physician Harlan Selesnick performed the surgery, which took...

Chris Bosh still is unclear about what his future holds, and while mentioning how he's getting a ''taste of retirement'' stopped short of saying he will no longer pursue an NBA career. Bosh has been sidelined since last February because of complications related to blood clots. He's still technically a...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kyle Korver has not played through more than half Thursday night against the New Orleans Pelicans amid trade reports involving the Cleveland Cavaliers. Korver has averaged nearly 28 minutes of action per game this season and has shot nearly 43 percent from 3-point...

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...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James stayed home from shootaround and is one of three Cleveland stars questionable for Wednesday night's game against Chicago. James has been fighting a cold but played Monday night in a win over New Orleans. The team advised him to skip the morning workout to get some...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Russell Westbrook said he has ''no idea'' why he was assessed a technical foul for hitting a game official in the head with a ball during the first quarter of Oklahoma City's 123-112 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. After a timeout, Westbrook was near...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans say forward Quincy Pondexter, who has not played because of a left knee injury since the 2015 playoffs, has had successful arthroscopic on his injured knee. The club says the surgery was performed Wednesday and that a timetable for his return will be...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) Donatas Motiejunas, the Pelicans' new 7-footer, might sound delusional to more cynical NBA observers. Two of the first topics Motiejunas discussed after his first practice with the Pelicans on Wednesday were the health of his back and the Pelicans' playoff prospects, offering rosy outlooks on both fronts. ''I'm...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Justise Winslow of the Miami Heat will have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder Thursday, and the team expects that he will miss the remainder of the season. Winslow was hurt in the final minute of Miami's loss in Boston on Friday when...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Golden State Warriors plan to break ground on their new arena in San Francisco this month. The team announced Tuesday that the ceremony will be Jan. 17 at the site of the Chase Center near the San Francisco Giants' downtown baseball stadium. The Warriors are preparing to...

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...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Veteran 7-footer Donatas Motiejunas has signed a free-agent contract to play for the New Orleans Pelicans for the rest of this season, the club announced on Tuesday. A person familiar with the negotations, speaking on condition of anonymity because contract terms have not been releases, told The...