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Celtics, Cavaliers hit by injuriesCLEVELAND (AP) The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers were missing several key players Wednesday night because of injuries.Guards Kemba Walker (left knee rehab) and Jaylen Brown (strained right hamstring) and forward Gordon Hayward (bruised right knee) were out of the starting lineup for the...

AP Basketball WriterSpike Lee: I'm done watching Knicks at MSG this seasonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there.Lee said he won't be sitting there the rest...

AP Sports WriterSuns' Oubre has surgery on knee, out at least 4 weeksBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. had surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and will miss at least four weeks.The 6-foot-7 Oubre has missed the past three...

AP Sports WriterSpurs coach Popovich misses game vs Hornets; Duncan fills inBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Spurs coach Gregg Popovich missed Tuesday night's game against the Charlotte Hornets because he is away to attend to personal business.The team announced former Spurs star and assistant coach Tim Duncan would...

AP Basketball WriterNets' Kyrie Irving has surgery for right shoulder injuryBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kyrie Irving underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the injured right shoulder that ended his first season with the Brooklyn Nets after just 20 games.The Nets said the procedure to relieve the impingement was...

LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photosLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted.''That was my No. 1 priority, was to make sure...

AP Basketball WriterSpike Lee: I'm done watching Knicks at MSG this seasonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there.Lee said he won't be sitting there the rest...

Rose has sprained ankle, to be re-evaluated in 2 weeksDETROIT (AP) Pistons guard Derrick Rose has a sprained right ankle and is expected to be re-evaluated in two weeks.The team announced Tuesday that Rose had an MRI that confirmed a grade two sprain. The 31-year-old Rose is averaging...

AP Basketball WriterSpike Lee: I'm done watching Knicks at MSG this seasonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Spike Lee still has his courtside seat, though the New York Knicks had to tell their superfan to find another way to get there.Lee said he won't be sitting there the rest...

AP Basketball WriterNBA to players: Avoid high-fives as virus concern growsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing monitoring of the coronavirus crisis that has spread to...

AP Basketball WriterNBA to players: Avoid high-fives as virus concern growsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing monitoring of the coronavirus crisis that has spread to...

LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photosLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted.''That was my No. 1 priority, was to make sure...