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NEW YORK (AP) - Oklahoma City center Kendrick Perkins was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Saturday for initiating and making head-to-head contact with New Orleans' Tyreke Evans.The incident occurred in the first quarter of the Thunder's 116-113 home loss to the Pelicans on Friday...

Pelicans' Cousins fined for language toward LA, Utah fansNEW ORLEANS (AP) The NBA has fined New Orleans Pelicans front-court star DeMarcus Cousins $50,000 for ''directing inappropriate language'' toward fans during a pair of recent road games.NBA Executive Vice President Kiki VanDeWeghe, who announced the fine on Thursday, says...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Orlando Magic and New York Knicks set an NBA record for fewest points in a quarter.The teams combined for 15 points in the second quarter Saturday night. The previous record was 18, accomplished three times. It was done most recently by Utah and Detroit...

O No, Canada: Singer flubs anthem at Raptors game in NYCNEW YORK (AP) O No, Canada.A Broadway performer botched the Canadian national anthem before the Toronto Raptors' game in Brooklyn on Sunday, singing lyrics that aren't in ''O Canada.''Amber Iman, who has been cast in the national tour...

NEW YORK (AP) - Brooklyn Nets forward Mirza Teletovic, out for the rest of the season after he was diagnosed with multiple blood clots in his lungs, says he expects to be able to resume playing in July once he is finished with blood-thinning medication.Teletovic was hospitalized in Los...

AP Sports WriterSilver: Opening of Kings new arena a 'borderline miracle'By JOSH DUBOWSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Just a few years ago, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had a hard time envisioning seeing this day come.He stood outside a Sacramento's new state-of-the-art downtown arena and welcomed Kings fans to the home...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Anderson Varejao's season has ended, dealing a major blow to the Cavaliers' NBA title hopes.Cleveland's starting center tore his left Achilles tendon on Tuesday night in a win over Minnesota, an injury that will cost him the rest of this season and will force the Cavs...

NEW YORK (AP) Utah Jazz forward Trevor Booker has been suspended one game without pay for striking Los Angeles Lakers center Roy Hibbert with an open hand to the head.The league announced the fine on Friday.Booker was given two technical fouls and ejected for the hit in the...

AP Sports WriterNo Bull: Wade, Butler benched for comments critical of teamBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler were dropped from the Chicago Bulls' starting lineup Friday night against the Miami Heat - Wade's former team - as punishment for postgame comments questioning the their teammates'...

GOLDEN STATE (110)H.Barnes 0-7 1-2 1, Lee 8-12 1-2 17, Bogut 3-5 0-1 6, Curry 8-15 7-7 27, Thompson 8-21 6-7 25, Iguodala 0-3 6-9 6, Ezeli 3-3 0-0 6, Livingston 0-3 2-2 2, Barbosa 3-6 0-0 7, Speights 5-9 3-4 13, McAdoo 0-1 0-0 0....

AP Basketball WriterFinals are 1 win away for Warriors, who have Spurs on brinkBy TIM REYNOLDSSan Antonio's sense of humor was still there Sunday.Gregg Popovich predicted that Golden State stayed out way late after winning Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, celebrating with burgers and sundaes before spending...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Golden State Warriors backup center Festus Ezeli will begin a rehab assignment with the team's NBA Development League affiliate in Santa Cruz before making his long-awaited return.Golden State assigned Ezeli to the Santa Cruz Warriors on Wednesday and recalled reserve big man Ognjen Kuzmic. Santa...