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AP Sports WriterMavs sensation Doncic shares rare air with James as All-StarBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Luka Doncic is set to be the youngest All-Star starter since LeBron James, yet another link between the Dallas sensation and the player he grew up admiring, even when he was already playing...

Bulls expect Markkanen to miss 4-6 weeks with hip injuryCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls expect forward Lauri Markkanen to miss four to six weeks because of an injured right hip.The Bulls said Friday the 7-footer from Finland had an MRI a day earlier.Markkanen is averaging 15 points and...

AP Sports WriterIn Paris, Hornets look for ways to stop AntetokounmpoBy JEROME PUGMIREPARIS (AP) Different continent, same challenge for the Charlotte Hornets: How to stop Giannis Antetokounmpo?When the Hornets played Milwaukee in December, the league's MVP scored 26 points in just 20 minutes in a blowout win for...

AP Basketball WriterRematch! James, Antetokounmpo are All-Star captains againBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) It’ll be an All-Star rematch: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis.LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will be the captains for the NBA All-Star Game, just as they were...

AP Sports WriterIn tight race, Suns' Booker pushes into All-Star discussionBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) Devin Booker has produced the kind of all-around numbers for the past few seasons that suggest he should be an NBA All-Star. He usually commands the respect of opposing defenses like an All-Star. His...

AP Basketball WriterRematch! James, Antetokounmpo are All-Star captains againBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) It’ll be an All-Star rematch: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis.LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will be the captains for the NBA All-Star Game, just as they were...

AP Basketball WriterRematch! James, Antetokounmpo are All-Star captains againBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) It’ll be an All-Star rematch: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis.LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will be the captains for the NBA All-Star Game, just as they were...

AP Sports WriterCavs C Zizic out indefinitely with vertigo-like symptomsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers center Ante Zizic is sidelined indefinitely after experiencing dizziness and other vertigo-like symptoms.The team said Wednesday that Zizic, who has missed Cleveland's past five games, has been diagnosed with a vestibular condition. The 23-year-old...

AP Sports WriterMavs' fears confirmed with season-ending injury for PowellBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Dallas Mavericks forward Dwight Powell will miss the rest of the season with a torn right Achilles tendon, a blow to a team contending for a playoff spot for the first time in four years.The...

Backup Nuggets center Mason Plumlee sidelined by foot injuryDENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets will be without backup center Mason Plumlee indefinitely after he suffered a right foot injury.The Nuggets announced Wednesday that Plumlee will be reevaluated in two to four weeks. Plumlee injured a bone in his foot...

Cardinals WR Fitzgerald purchases minority stake in SunsPHOENIX (AP) Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has purchased a minority stake in the NBA's Phoenix Suns.Fitzgerald just finished his 16th season with the Cardinals and is among the most productive receivers in NFL history. He recently signed a one-year...

Associated PressMavericks fear 'severe' Achilles injury for center PowellBy DAVE JACKSONDALLAS (AP) Dallas center Dwight Powell sustained what the Mavericks fear is a “severe” injury to his right Achilles tendon in a 110-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.Coach Rick Carlisle said the club would...