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Atlanta's Young finally gets shot going in summer league winLAS VEGAS (AP) It's been a bumpy ride for Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young, but he finally got his shot going.The No. 5 overall pick out of Oklahoma scored 24 points and made 7 of 13 3-pointers to...

The Latest: Miami's Abedayo wins All-Star skills challengeCHICAGO (AP) The Latest on Saturday night at NBA All-Star weekend. (all times local):7:38 p.m.Miami's Bam Abedayo has won the All-Star skills challenge.Abedayo narrowly defeated Indiana's Domantas Sabonis in the final in a matchup of All-Star big men. He shared a...

AP Basketball WriterNBA returning to Chinese state television after 1-year banBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The NBA is returning to Chinese state television after a one-year absence.CCTV announced Friday that it would air Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami...

AP Sports WriterWes Unseld, NBA Rookie of Year and MVP in 1969, dies at 74By HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Wes Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday...

The CLEVELAND and the ATLANTA will both be gunning for a victory on 1/2/2021 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. CLEVELAND vs ATLANTA When: 1/2/2021 7:35 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 555 CLEVELAND -6.5 (-110) 233 (-110) 210 -270 556 ATLANTA TV: 7:35 PM LINE: -6.5 PREDICTION: ATLANTA , CLEVELAND Oddsmakers currently have the ATLANTA listed as -6.5 point favorites versus the CLEVELAND,...

AP Sports WriterNorvell Jr.'s late 3 lifts Lakers to big comeback victoryBy DAVID BRANDTZach Norvell Jr. made a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining to lift the Los Angeles Lakers over the Sacramento Kings 99-97 on Wednesday, completing a comeback from 21 points down early in the fourth quarter.Sacramento led...

Grizzlies fire coach J.B. Bickerstaff, reassign GM to scoutMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff on Thursday as part of a front-office shake-up in which general manager Chris Wallace was demoted to a scout.The Grizzlies announced the moves after both Bickerstaff and Wallace spoke to...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Stephen Curry could play during upcoming road tripBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry is expected to resume practicing next week with a strong chance he would return to game action during an upcoming five-game road trip as he works back from a strained left...

Associated PressGiannis Antetokounmpo helps Bucks rout Thunder, 133-86By TOM KERTSCHERMILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 13 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks surged to a 24-point lead in the second quarter in a 133-86 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.The 47-point loss was the...

AP Sports WriterNuggets want more, less out of Nikola JokicBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) Four months later and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone is still blown away by Nikola Jokic's playoff performance.''What Nikola did in the postseason was remarkable,'' Malone said Monday as the team reconvened amid heightened expectations...

AP Basketball WriterFormer NBA Commissioner Stern has emergency brain surgeryBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The NBA said former Commissioner David Stern suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage Thursday and had emergency surgery.The league said in a statement its thoughts and prayers are with the 77-year-old Stern's family.Stern served exactly...

AP Sports WriterCeltics' Hayward working way back from gruesome leg injuryBy JIMMY GOLENWALTHAM, Mass. (AP) Gordon Hayward is working his way back from a horrific leg injury.The Boston Celtics forward has no timetable for his return. He's just happy to be in the gym less than three weeks...