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AP Sports WriterLarge crowd remains outside Staples before Lakers’ gameBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) A large crowd of fans continued to gather outside Staples Center to express their grief over the death of Kobe Bryant before the Lakers' game Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers.It was the Lakers'...

AP Sports WriterGeorge narrates video tribute to Bryant before Clippers gameBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) All-Star forward Paul George narrated a 2-minute video tribute to Kobe Bryant before the Los Angeles Clippers faced the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. It was the first basketball game at Staples Center...

AP Basketball WriterPaul, Lowry among the All-Star reserves, with 6 first-timersBy TIM REYNOLDSThe All-Star Game is going to have plenty of new faces.The NBA released the list of the players Thursday voted by the league's head coaches as reserves for the Feb. 16 game in Chicago, including six who...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks' Payton, 2 Grizzlies suspended; Morris, Crowder finedBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Jaren Jackson Jr. and Marko Guduric of the Memphis Grizzlies and Knicks guard Elfrid Payton were suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday for their roles in an altercation between the...

AP Sports WriterLakers play outside to lighten spirits after Bryant's deathBy GREG BEACHAMEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Before the Los Angeles Lakers practiced on the final day before their first game since Kobe Bryant’s death, they played.The players, their coaching staff and general manager Rob Pelinka took to the...

AP Basketball WriterPaul, Lowry among the All-Star reserves, with 6 first-timersBy TIM REYNOLDSThe All-Star Game is going to have plenty of new faces.The NBA released the list of the players Thursday voted by the league's head coaches as reserves for the Feb. 16 game in Chicago, including six who...

AP Basketball WriterNBA changing All-Star Game format, adding a Kobe tributeBy TIM REYNOLDSKobe Bryant’s final jersey number will be something this year’s NBA All-Stars play to reach.The NBA announced major changes to the All-Star format on Thursday, turning every quarter into a mini-game for charity before an untimed final...

AP Basketball WriterPaul, Lowry among the All-Star reserves, with 6 first-timersBy TIM REYNOLDSThe All-Star Game is going to have plenty of new faces.The NBA released the list of the players voted by the league's head coaches as reserves for the Feb. 16 game in Chicago, including six who will...

AP Basketball WriterVanessa Bryant statement: 'We are completely devastated'By TIM REYNOLDSVanessa Bryant made her first public comment Wednesday since the helicopter crash that killed husband Kobe Bryant, one of their daughters and seven other people, taking to Instagram to thank people for the global outpouring of support since the...

AP Sports WriterLakers play outside to lighten spirits after Bryant's deathBy GREG BEACHAMEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Before the Los Angeles Lakers practiced on the final day before their first game since Kobe Bryant’s death, they played.The players, their coaching staff and general manager Rob Pelinka took to the...

Associated PressKobe Bryant's death throws spotlight on crash-warning systemBy BERNARD CONDON and JUSTIN PRITCHARDLOS ANGELES (AP) The crash that killed nine people including Kobe Bryant has led to calls for crash-warning systems to be installed in more helicopters, but regulators and pilots worry that the instrument can trigger...

Mavs' All-Star starter Doncic sprains right ankle againDALLAS (AP) Dallas Mavericks standout guard Luka Doncic has hurt his right ankle again just more than two weeks before he is set to start the All-Star Game.Doncic will miss the Mavericks' game in Houston on Friday night. He missed four...