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AP Sports WriterSilver: No decision on moving All-Star Game from CharlotteBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) NBA owners made no decision Tuesday after a lengthy debate about moving next year's All-Star Game from Charlotte because of North Carolina's law limiting protection for LGBT people.Commissioner Adam Silver said no vote...

The Latest: Closing arguments beginning in Derrick Rose caseLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the trial of a lawsuit accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two others of gang rape (all times local):1:08 p.m.Closing arguments are beginning in the trial of a lawsuit alleging NBA star Derrick Rose...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will likely miss the remainder of the postseason with ''extensive'' damage to his left shoulder.Cavs general manager David Griffin said Tuesday the team is not expecting Love to return in the playoffs, one day after Cleveland announced Love would miss at...

ATLANTA (AP) - There's nothing to indicate the Atlanta Hawks will have any trouble with the Brooklyn Nets in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.The Hawks won all four regular-season meetings by an average of 17 points. They finished a whopping 22 games ahead of the Nets in...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: J.R. Smith, Cavs agree to 4-year, $57M contractBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James, Kevin Love and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers spent the last month lobbying for their friend and teammate J.R. Smith to get rewarded for his role in their championship run...

AP Basketball WriterNBA players union complains about Jackson's Carmelo commentsBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) If players can't publicly ask for a trade, management shouldn't be able to encourage one.That was the message from the National Basketball Players Association to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver following New York Knicks President...

AP Sports WriterSpurs, Grizzlies square off in 4th playoff series since '11By TERESA M. WALKERNobody in the NBA has played against each other in the playoffs since 2011 more than the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies.And with the exception of 2011, the Spurs have simply dominated the Grizzlies.So...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph was sentenced to community service on Wednesday after being charged with marijuana possession and resisting arrest following an incident last month at a Los Angeles housing project, prosecutors said. Randolph entered a no-contest plea during a court appearance Wednesday and was immediately...

DENVER (126)Chandler 7-13 3-4 18, Gallinari 6-10 6-7 18, Nurkic 7-13 3-5 17, Lawson 1-5 2-2 4, Harris 3-6 4-5 11, Hickson 0-1 2-2 2, Barton 6-9 4-4 16, Lauvergne 4-6 3-4 11, E.Green 7-13 1-1 17, Clark 3-5 2-2 9, Franklin 1-2 0-0 3. Totals...

DALLAS (AP) - Rajon Rondo is ready to return for Dallas after missing the last six games before the All-Star break with a broken bone near the eye.Amare Stoudemire is a day closer to joining the Mavericks after the last-place Knicks turned him loose with a buyout.Let the latest...

DETROIT (85)Prince 2-5 1-2 5, Monroe 10-14 4-8 24, Drummond 7-11 0-0 14, Jackson 1-9 0-0 2, Caldwell-Pope 5-14 1-1 15, Tolliver 1-7 2-2 5, Meeks 4-10 1-2 12, Lucas III 0-3 0-0 0, Butler 0-2 2-2 2, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Dinwiddie 1-6 2-2 4....

Associated PresAn NBA franchise in Mexico is not yet on the horizonBy CARLOS RODRIGUEZMEXICO CITY (AP) An NBA franchise in Mexico City? Not so fast.A couple of days after the Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said that he was in favor of a team playing south of the...