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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Pacers center Myles Turner is expected to miss six weeks after surgery Monday to repair a chip fracture in his left thumb.The rookie was injured during last week's victory at Boston. Initially, the team said the No. 11 overall pick in the June draft would miss...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Kerr returns to practice for 1st time in 3 weeksBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Ailing Golden State coach Steve Kerr attended the Warriors' practice Saturday morning, returning to the floor for the first time in more than three weeks.Kerr sat down and chatted with acting...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - LeBron James couldn't carry the Cavaliers on his sore back Friday night.So Cavaliers coach David Blatt put him on the bench.Blatt held the four-time MVP out of a 93-86 loss at Indiana for precautionary reasons. James had hurt his back while scoring a season-high 42 points...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - DeMarcus Cousins appears ready to return from a serious bout with viral meningitis when the Sacramento Kings host the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.The Kings upgraded Cousins' status from questionable to probable. He has been able to participate in portions of practice the past few...

NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Curry bested Golden State Warriors teammate Klay Thompson and six others to win his first 3-point contest, and Minnesota's Zach Lavine put on a spectacular aerial display to take home the dunk competition during All-Star Saturday night.Curry scored 27 points in the final round....

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves owner Taylor expecting big jump next seasonBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president Tom Thibodeau is meeting with his staff to put together an aggressive game plan for the summer in hopes of adding some defensive tenacity to a young team that never...

AP Sports WriterReports: Thunder C Kanter's father detained in TurkeyBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder center Enes Kanter's father has been detained in Turkey, the country's official news agency reported Friday.Mehmet Kanter was detained in his Istanbul home for an investigation undertaken by a prosecutor's office in northwestern...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Those golden yellow shirts the Golden State Warriors give to fans at every home playoff game are printed with a slogan that reads: ''STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.''The wording is more than just a catchphrase for fans - it's practically a team motto.The Warriors wore down opponents...

CHARLOTTE (104)Kidd-Gilchrist 7-13 3-5 17, Zeller 10-11 1-2 21, Jefferson 7-15 0-0 14, Roberts 0-7 0-0 0, Henderson 4-10 0-0 8, Stephenson 2-10 0-2 4, Maxiell 6-10 2-2 14, Neal 3-5 4-4 10, Vonleh 3-5 4-6 10, Hairston 0-3 2-2 2, Taylor 2-4 0-2 4. Totals...

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves starting to find themselves under ThibodeauBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves led by nine-point with under five minutes to play when the Orlando Magic made their charge.Over the next three minutes, that lead disappeared, just as so many others had earlier in the season....

Former Lakers player Derek Fisher accused of DUI after crashLOS ANGELES (AP) Former Los Angeles Lakers player and ex-New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was arrested Sunday on suspicion of drunken driving after he flipped his vehicle on a California highway, authorities said.Neither Fisher nor his passenger,...

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...