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AP Sports WriterLeBron calls Barkley "a hater" fires back at TV commentatorBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James is done bowing to Sir Charles.After he was criticized by Charles Barkley for questioning Cleveland's front office, James tore into the former NBA star and opinionated TV commentator on Monday night...

MEMPHIS (92)Allen 1-2 2-2 4, Randolph 6-20 0-0 12, Gasol 7-16 7-8 21, Calathes 4-10 0-0 12, Lee 8-11 2-2 19, Udrih 5-10 2-2 13, Je.Green 3-10 0-0 7, Koufos 1-1 0-0 2, Carter 1-2 0-0 2, Leuer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 13-14 92.PORTLAND (99)Batum...

Associated PressSpurs' Popovich on Trump's election: 'That's disgusting.'By RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) Saying he fears for the country's future, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made his frustrations and anger over Donald Trump's election very clearly known Friday night.''He is in charge of our country,'' Popovich said. ''That's...

DALLAS (AP) - Tyson Chandler and Chandler Parsons will miss Monday night's game against New Orleans because of injuries, leaving the Mavericks without two of their frontcourt starters for the second straight game.Chandler has a bruised left hip that kept him out of Saturday's loss to Brooklyn, and Parsons...

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves lose Zach LaVine for rest of season to torn ACLBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Zach LaVine will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee.LaVine had an MRI before the Wolves hosted Memphis on Saturday, when...

MILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Bucks center John Henson said Monday that he was racially profiled outside a Wisconsin jewelry store, prompting an apology from the store owner, who said the incident was a misunderstanding.Henson posted an account of the encounter on Instagram, saying workers at the Whitefish Bay shop...

The Latest: APNewsBreak: Derrick Rose thankful for verdictLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the Derrick Rose rape lawsuit trial (all times local):1:50 p.m.NBA star Derrick Rose says he's thankful that a Los Angeles jury rejected a rape lawsuit against him and two friends.Rose says in a statement to...

AP Sports WriterMillsap, Hawks outlast Anthony, Knicks 142-139 in 4 OTsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Paul Millsap made the decisive basket in a four-overtime game that lasted almost four hours and proclaimed it to be great fun that he never wants to experience again.Millsap had a season-high 37 points,...

NEW YORK (AP) The NBA has fined the Los Angeles Clippers $250,000 after an investigation found the team had violated league rules while trying to re-sign DeAndre Jordan last month.The league said Tuesday that the Clippers had made a presentation to the then-free agent on July 2 that...

PHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns exercised their 2016-17 options on center Alex Len, forward T.J. Warren and guard Archie Goodwin on Monday.Len, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, averaged 6.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 22.0 minutes in 69 games last season.Warren averaged 6.1 points,...

TORONTO (AP) When the Toronto Raptors first gathered for training camp, Dwane Casey knew his players wanted to talk about more than basketball. Racial tension was simmering in the United States. Images of police brutality had gone viral. National anthem protests were spreading. The coach was moved by what his players...

The Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Wells Fargo Center. Miami At Philadelphia When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TV: 8 p.m. ET, Sun Sports (Miami), CSN Philadelphia PREDICTION: 76ers 108, Heat...