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CLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers won't be at full strength for weeks - maybe longer. Still, coach Tyronn Lue won't tolerate any drop-off in the NBA champions.''There are no excuses,'' he said Wednesday night before the Cavs hosted Milwaukee. With starting guard J.R. Smith sidelined indefinitely with a broken right thumb...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is auctioning off two special pairs of shoes to raise money for victims of the Oakland warehouse fire. KCBS reports (http://cbsloc.al/2ifgOkj) that Curry teamed up with a local artist and had two distinctive pairs designed. As of Wednesday afternoon on EBay,...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers are sitting star guard Kyrie Irving against Memphis on Tuesday night. Irving complained about having ''heavy legs'' before Cleveland's win over Charlotte on Saturday, and coach Tyronn Lue said the training staff decided it was the right time to rest him. Irving scored 11 points against the...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced plans for a $140 million project to renovate Quicken Loans Arena, their downtown home since 1994. The defending NBA champions and Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County officials believe the arena needs an exterior face-lift and massive interior upgrades to better accommodate fans and attract future...

If you take a close look at LeBron James' recent cover photo for Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year award, a safety pin can be spotted on the NBA superstar's lapel.No, James isn't suffering some sort of wardrobe malfunction. Since last month's presidential election, the safety pin has become...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) At the end of November, Derrick Rose brought his New York Knicks to Target Center, the building Tom Thibodeau now calls home with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Adversaries that night, Thibodeau and Rose spent five years together in Chicago grinding out victories and trying to restore the Bulls as...

LOS ANGELES (AP) King James is set to tell the story of The Greatest. Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James will be the executive producer of an HBO documentary on Muhammad Ali, who died earlier this year. The as-yet-untitled film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also helmed the boxing...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Boston Celtics got a scare when they were told of a bomb threat on their private flight to Oklahoma City. The Boston Globe (http://bit.ly/2hbx9Jc ) reports the plane landed safely around 5:00 p.m. at Will Rogers World Airport, where players were told to leave their bags...

James records 7,000 career assist in Cavs win over HornetsCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James recorded his 7,000th career assist in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 116-105 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, becoming the first frontcourt player in NBA history to reach the plateau.The 31-year-old James, who moved into ninth...

Pistons send Johnson, 2 others to D-LeagueAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Pistons assigned forwards Stanley Johnson and Henry Ellenson and guard Michael Gbinije to the team's D-League affiliate in Grand Rapids.The moves came before Grand Rapids hosted Delaware on Saturday night. The Pistons were off Saturday. Detroit...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers starters Kevin Love and J.R. Smith could miss Friday's game against Miami because of injuries. Love did not take part in the morning shootaround because of lower back spasms. Smith hyperextended his left knee Monday in Toronto and sat out Wednesday's win in New York....

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Russell Westbrook had his seventh consecutive triple-double Friday night in the Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Houston Rockets, the longest streak since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989. Westbrook got his 10th rebound with 7:46 left in the fourth quarter. He already had 16 points...