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AP Sports WriterLos Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorialBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Mourners gathered Monday in downtown Los Angeles to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant, arriving hours before the start of a sold-out memorial service for the basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter.The...

Associated PressKobe Bryant's widow sues helicopter operator for deathsBy BRIAN MELLEYLOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant's widow on Monday sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month.The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa...

Grizzlies: Jackson out at least 2 weeks with sprained kneeMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will miss at least two weeks with a sprained left knee after getting hurt in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers.The Grizzlies announced Sunday that Jackson will be re-evaluated...

Pistons sign Hall to 10-day contractDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons have signed Donta Hall to a 10-day contract.The Pistons announced the move Saturday. The 6-foot-9 Hall has averaged 15.4 points in 36 games this season with the Pistons' Grand Rapids affiliate in the G League.Hall played four seasons...

Mavs All-Star Doncic resting ankle on back-to-back at HawksATLANTA (AP) All-Star Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is skipping the second night of a back-to-back in Atlanta to rest the right ankle he has sprained twice, an injury that sidelined him both times.Doncic was listed as out with...

Helicopter pilot in Bryant crash had FAA violation in 2015LOS ANGELES (AP) The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying without permission into airspace while he had reduced visibility, according to...

Heat retiring Dwyane Wade's No. 3 this weekendMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade says that whenever he would hear the national anthem play before Miami home games, he would take a moment and look to the rafters.''I always imagined my jersey being up there,'' Wade said.He will no longer have...

Postponed Lakers-Clippers game rescheduled for April 9LOS ANGELES (AP) The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers that was postponed following Kobe Bryant's death has been rescheduled for April 9.The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 28, two days after Bryant's death in a helicopter crash.The Lakers...

T-wolves: Towns out at least 2 more weeks with broken wristMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns will sit out for at least two more weeks because of an injured left wrist that the team announced Friday is broken.Towns first had an X-ray after hurting his wrist Jan....

Postponed Lakers-Clippers game rescheduled for April 9LOS ANGELES (AP) The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers that was postponed following Kobe Bryant's death has been rescheduled for April 9.The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 28, two days after Bryant's death in a helicopter crash.The Lakers...

Warriors say Klay Thompson won't play this seasonSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson will not play the rest of the regular season, the team said Thursday.It was expected that Thompson would miss the entire season as he recovers from a torn knee ligament, and the...

Nets' Kyrie Irving to have season-ending shoulder surgeryPHILADELPHIA (AP) Kyrie Irving tried to keep playing through pain, a cortisone shot no longer providing enough relief.Eventually, he and the Brooklyn Nets decided it's best to get his right shoulder taken care of now and get healthy for next season...