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CHICAGO (AP) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is sitting out Thursday night's game against the Chicago Bulls because of an abrasion in his right eye.Love, averaging 17 points and 10.4 rebounds, was injured in Wednesday's win over Miami. He was accidentally poked in the eye by the Heat's...

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...

AP Sports WriterGiannis blossoms into playmaking All-Star for BucksBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) As Giannis Antetokounmpo read the defense at the top of the lane, towering over his defender, John Hammond couldn't help but think of another tall, dynamic ball-handler.The Milwaukee Bucks general manager often resists making comparisons....

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....

AP Sports WriterWarriors coach derides Trump administration's travel banBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Oregon (AP) Warriors coach Steve Kerr expressed dismay over President Donald Trump's executive order that bans citizens of seven majority Muslim countries from entering the United States.Kerr spoke about the administration's travel ban following a 113-111...

NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta's Kyle Korver has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award and will receive the Joe Dumars Trophy before the Hawks host Brooklyn in Game 5 of their playoff series.Korver earned 87 of 317 first-place votes and 2,351 total points in voting by NBA players. New Orleans...

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...

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...

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 Basketball WriterCharles Barkley has something to say about race in AmericaBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Charles Barkley calls it friendly fire.When he talks about racial issues, it isn't only whites he risks angering. Some of the biggest complaints come from fellow blacks, who figure he's too rich,...

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...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Warriors G Stephen Curry wins 2nd straight MVPBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry is adding a second straight MVP award to his record-setting season.A person with knowledge of the award says Curry will be announced as the winner perhaps as soon as Tuesday....