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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.

The BOSTON and the DETROIT will both be gunning for a victory on 1/3/2021 at 3:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BOSTON vs DETROIT When: 1/3/2021 3:05 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 557 BOSTON 7.5 (-110) 215.5 (-110) -315 255 558 DETROIT TV: 3:05 PM LINE: PREDICTION: DETROIT , BOSTON Oddsmakers currently have the DETROIT listed as point favorites versus the BOSTON, while the...

Former Lakers coach Scott loses jewelry, watches in heistLOS ANGELES (AP) Police say an estimated $200,000 in watches, jewelry, high-end purses and cash were stolen from the home of former Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott.The break-in at Scott's Hermosa Beach house is the latest in a string...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: Cavaliers reviewing Irving-Thomas tradeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Two people with knowledge of the situation say the Cleveland Cavaliers are doing a ''deep and thorough'' review of their blockbuster trade that sent All-Star guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics.They spoke to The Associated Press...

Pelicans Payton returns, starts, injured againNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans say point guard Elfrid Payton has a fractured finger on his left hand.Payton injured his finger in the first quarter of his first game back on Friday night after he'd missed New Orleans' nine previous games...

The Latest: Jazz guard Raul Neto staying in UtahBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NBA free agency (all times EDT):5:35 p.m.Utah has kept another of its internal targets, with restricted free agent Raul Neto agreeing to a two-year extension.Neto's decision was confirmed Tuesday by a person who spoke to...

AP Basketball WriterAdam Silver's annual NBA address keys on competitive balanceBy TIM REYNOLDSCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Milwaukee has the best record in the NBA, Denver has its coaching staff at the All-Star Game and Sacramento is in position to end the league's longest current playoff drought.Overseeing a league that...

Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy made nice after a brief fallout in Orlando and have remained friends with regular text messages, often about Howard's new role with the Los Angeles Lakers. Their continuing correspondence is frank, and Van Gundy has been open about his assessment of the center. Speaking...

California sheriff: Raptors exec pushed, struck deputyOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Authorities say they are investigating whether Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri pushed and hit a sheriff's deputy in the face as he tried to get onto the court after his team won the NBA title in Oakland.Alameda County Sheriff's...

The Golden State Warriors will see an old friend on opening night and LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Finals rematch on Christmas, two of the highlight games of their title defense.The NBA released its schedule Wednesday, a more player-friendly model that addresses Commissioner Adam Silver's...

Associated PressInvestigators work scene of Kobe Bryant's chopper crashBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) Coroner's officials worked to recover victims' remains Monday from the hillside outside Los Angeles where a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed in weather so foggy that local police departments had grounded their...

The Orlando Magic and the LA Clippers will both be gunning for a victory on 3/30/2021 at 10:00 PM when they meet in an NBA game matchup. Orlando Magic vs LA Clippers When: 3/30/2021 10:00 PM Where: Staples Center ROT TEAM PS OU ML 507 ORLANDO 10.5 (-110) 218.5 (-110) 425 -550  508 LA CLIPPERS TV: 10:00 PM LINE: -550 PREDICTION: Orlando Magic, LA Clippers Oddsmakers currently have LA...