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UTAH (97)Hayward 8-20 2-3 22, Favors 6-16 3-9 15, Kanter 8-17 0-0 16, Burke 4-10 1-2 11, Hood 2-6 4-5 9, Gobert 5-7 1-1 11, Exum 3-6 0-0 7, Ingles 1-4 0-0 2, Booker 0-4 2-2 2, Christopher 1-2 0-0 2, Novak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

Spurs C Gasol breaks finger during warmups, out indefinitelySAN ANTONIO (AP) Spurs center Pau Gasol is out indefinitely after breaking his left ring finger during pregame warmups Thursday night.Gasol missed San Antonio's 118-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets. He was slated to start but left the court clutching...

AP Basketball WriterAn extra rest day in NBA Finals seems timely for CavaliersBy TIM REYNOLDSCLEVELAND (AP) Under the long-used former NBA Finals format, Game 3 of this Golden State-Cleveland matchup would have been played Tuesday night.Not this year, thanks to an extra rest day.And the Cavaliers are probably...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tim Duncan has given up millions in salary to give the San Antonio Spurs the cap space needed to re-sign teammates and add players such as LaMarcus Aldridge.And Duncan has deferred offensively to teammates like Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard despite averaging 19.5 points over...

Associated PressJury clears NBA's Derrick Rose in rape lawsuitBy BRIAN MELLEYLOS ANGELES (AP) Jurors cleared NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends Wednesday in a lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.The jury reached the verdict in federal...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is expected to miss an extended period of time after an MRI revealed he has a torn labrum in his right shoulder.The team made the announcement Monday, but would not say if he needed surgery or how long he will...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Khlomar is officially no more. A Los Angeles judge on Friday finalized Khloe Kardashian's divorce from former NBA player Lamar Odom, more than three years after the reality TV star first sought to end their marriage. Kardashian filed for divorce in December 2013 after the pair had been...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are officially divorced. A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge finalized the pair's divorce on Friday, ending a union that paired the reality show star with a onetime NBA standout. Kardashian filed for divorce in December 2013 after the pair had been married for...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Thunder have all the pieces in place to contend for an NBA championship.That is, as long as they stay healthy.Oklahoma City reached the Western Conference Finals three times in four years before the injury bug hit last season. Kevin Durant, the 2013-14 MVP and...

CHICAGO (AP) Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin was ejected from Thursday's game against the Bulls following a hard foul against Chicago's Taj Gibson.Griffin knocked him to the floor with a shot to face as Gibson went up for a shot inside with 5:59 left in the third...

TORONTO (AP) - The Raptors' basketball-dribbling dinosaur logo will soon be extinct.The NBA team has unveiled a sleek new logo that's a silver basketball, ripped by dinosaur claw marks, inside a red circle. The current dinosaur logo will be retired after this season.The Raptors unveiled the logo in a...

Wade gets 30, Heat rally and beat Raptors 94-87 in OTMIAMI (AP) Miami's Dwyane Wade saved the Heat in regulation, then finished off overtime with an emphatic dunk as the hosts beat Toronto 94-87 on Monday to tie their NBA second-round playoff series at 2-2.Wade scored 30 points...