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AP Sports WriterPhoenix Suns accelerate rebuilding process with 2016 draftBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Marquese Chriss wanted to play in Phoenix but figured his chance had passed when the Suns used the No. 4 overall pick of the NBA draft on Dragan Bender.Chriss' agent told him the next few...

DETROIT (103)Singler 2-7 1-2 7, Monroe 4-18 2-4 10, Drummond 8-12 0-2 16, Jennings 10-18 0-0 25, Caldwell-Pope 5-9 0-0 13, Jerebko 4-8 0-0 10, Meeks 5-8 1-1 14, Augustin 0-4 0-0 0, Butler 3-7 0-0 8, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-91 4-9 103.CLEVELAND (80)James...

UTAH (93)Hayward 9-17 5-6 24, Favors 9-14 2-2 20, Kanter 3-8 0-2 6, Exum 2-4 0-0 6, Ingles 2-6 2-2 6, Gobert 6-7 2-4 14, Burke 2-13 0-0 5, Millsap 0-2 0-0 0, Booker 1-3 1-2 3, Johnson 3-6 0-0 9. Totals 37-80 12-18 93.PHOENIX (100)Tucker 4-6...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Cavs to work out free-agent guard Kirk HinrichBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) A person with knowledge of the situation says free-agent guard Kirk Hinrich will work out Wednesday in Cleveland for the NBA champion Cavaliers, who need a backup for Kyrie Irving.The person spoke to...

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has left their game against Brooklyn with an apparent left shoulder injury.Noah was defending on a play in the final minute of the third quarter on Monday night when Brooklyn's Andrea Bargnani, after jumping, came down hard on Noah's left arm,...

Cavaliers anticipate Love to return on tripCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin anticipates forward Kevin Love will return during the team's trip that begins Saturday.Love had surgery on his left knee Feb. 14. The defending NBA champions are 7-6 since he was injured and have been...

O No, Canada: Singer flubs anthem at Raptors game in NYCNEW YORK (AP) O No, Canada.A Broadway performer botched the Canadian national anthem before the Toronto Raptors' game in Brooklyn on Sunday, singing lyrics that aren't in ''O Canada.''Amber Iman, who has been cast in the national tour...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is feeling better and is on track to return for the NBA Finals next week after taking a knee to his head from Trevor Ariza that caused ''concussion-like symptoms.''That's according to Thompson's father, former NBA player Mychal Thompson. He...

MADRID (AP) Avery Bradley scored 17 points and the Boston Celtics ended their two-game European tour with a 111-96 victory over Real Madrid on Thursday night.Two days after a 33-point victory over Italy's Olimpia Milano, the Celtics looked good again, this time against a much more experienced Real...

AP Sports WriterPhoenix Suns accelerate rebuilding process with 2016 draftBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Marquese Chriss wanted to play in Phoenix but figured his chance had passed when the Suns used the No. 4 overall pick of the NBA draft on Dragan Bender.Chriss' agent told him the next few...

Jan. 5 - 10-day contracts can be signed.Jan. 10 - Contracts guaranteed for rest of season.Feb. 13-15 - All-Star weekend, New York.Feb. 19 - Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST).April 15 - Last day of regular season.April 18 - Playoffs begin.

AP Sports WriterInvestor group offering to pay for NBA arena in SeattleBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) The quest to bring the NBA back to Seattle took a significant step Tuesday with investor Chris Hansen and his investment group offering to pay for a proposed arena with private funds.In a...