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The Latest: Lawyers for NBA twins focus on victim's motiveBy Associated PressPHOENIX (AP) The Latest on the assault trial of NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris (all times local):4:33 p.m.A defense lawyer has pressed the man the Morris brothers are accused of beating on whether knowing about the...

AP Sports WriterCavs have new injury, Hill out 2 weeks with shoulder sprainBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers are losing games and players at an alarming rate.Starting point guard George Hill could miss two weeks with a sprained right shoulder, the latest setback for the Cavs, who have...

When Jason Kidd left the bench for the operating table, some NBA coaches understood exactly how he felt.Their bodies hurt, too.The Golden State Warriors have been playing all season without Steve Kerr, who is recovering from back surgery. Kidd joined him on the injured list when he had to...

Golden State Warriors parade set for Thursday in OaklandOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) After a night of celebrating the Golden State Warriors latest NBA title, fans snapped up victory shirts and hats Tuesday, while Oakland crews were busy hanging championship banners along the parade route.The parade will take place Thursday...

Kings name Jenny Boucek assistant player development coachSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Former WNBA coach and player Jenny Boucek has joined the Sacramento Kings staff as an assistant player development coach.The Kings announced Friday that the ex-Seattle Storm coach was now on Dave Joerger's staff, returning to Sacramento where she...

DALLAS (AP) James Harden scored 25 points after another rough shooting start against Dallas as the Houston Rockets beat the Mavericks 100-96 Friday.Harden, who missed his first 11 shots in a home loss to Dallas last month, was 3 of 12 in the first half before making seven...

Associated PressMom shouts at suspect: 'How could you have murdered my son?'By ADRIAN SAINZMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The mother of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright stood up Thursday during a court hearing for a man charged with killing him and shouted, ''How could you have murdered my son?''Wearing a...

NEW YORK (AP) Derrick Rose is missing the New York Knicks' game against Cleveland because of lower back pain.Rose left the Knicks' victory over Miami on Tuesday in the third quarter with back spasms. Coach Jeff Hornacek says Rose still felt sore on Wednesday when he came in and...

AP Sports WriterParker takes head-on challenge of 2nd left ACL injuryBy GENARO C. ARMASST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) Jabari Parker looked ahead to the future as he leaned up against a wall at the Milwaukee Bucks training center with the help of two metal crutches.The star forward is embracing...

AP Basketball WriterHectic end to the NBA's trade window, but some teams sat outBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Most of the top NBA playoff contenders stayed out of the down-to-the-wire frenzy at the trade deadline.Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers beefed up instead.And a slew of other teams -...

AP Sports WriterLeBron, back in Boston, for another Cavs farewellBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) LeBron James and the depleted Cleveland Cavaliers won't get any sympathy from the Celtics when they return to Boston for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.Already laboring to reach his eighth straight NBA Finals...

DALLAS vs CHARLOTTE When: 12/1/2016 7:05 PM ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 701 DALLAS -10.5 (-110) 194 (-110) 500 -750 702 CHARLOTTE For the Charlotte Hornets, a 10-8 record is respectable but based on recent trends, it is not good enough. Coming off a 48-win season, Charlotte began this season by winning eight of its first 11 games and four of its first six...