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The ATLANTA and the BROOKLYN will both be gunning for a victory on 12/30/2020 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ATLANTA vs BROOKLYN When: 12/30/2020 7:35 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 575 ATLANTA -6.5 (-110) 240.5 (-110) 210 -270 576 BROOKLYN TV: 7:35 PM LINE: -6.5 PREDICTION: BROOKLYN , ATLANTA Oddsmakers currently have the BROOKLYN listed as -6.5 point favorites versus the ATLANTA,...

AP Sports WriterVan Gundy won't return to Pistons as coach or team presidentBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Stan Van Gundy will not return to the Detroit Pistons as coach or president of basketball operations.The Pistons announced Van Gundy's departure Monday, with owner Tom Gores saying in a statement that...

AP Basketball WriterIn a thriving NBA, tanking is the problem Silver can't solveBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Adam Silver sees successes all around the NBA, yet can't stop thinking about the teams who aren't successful.And he can't make them try to be.Tanking is the problem the NBA commissioner...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Nets make Russell restricted free agentBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) A person with knowledge of the details says the Brooklyn Nets have extended a qualifying offer to D'Angelo Russell, making the point guard a restricted free agent.The decision Friday allows the Nets to match...

Associated PressWizards' Wall expected to miss 2 weeks with knee injuryBy BENJAMIN STANDIGWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards guard John Wall is expected to miss about two weeks with inflammation in his left knee, the team announced on Saturday.Wall, 27, underwent an MRI exam, coach Scott Brooks revealed Friday following...

AP Sports WriterThunder GM: Coach Billy Donovan will return next seasonBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Wednesday that coach Billy Donovan's job is safe, despite a disappointing season.Oklahoma City had high expectations this season after trading for Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to...

AP Sports WriterFear The Beard: James Harden on a roll, revives HoustonBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) James Harden has been scoring at a pace not seen since Wilt Chamberlain in the 1960s.He doesn't want to talk about it, of course. He never does, whether things are going well or...

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks added scoring help for their playoff push by acquiring forward Ersan Ilyasova from the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. The 76ers got injured center Tiago Splitter and a protected second-round draft pick from Atlanta, and have the right to swap another 2017 second-round pick with...

Thompson, Nored to assist Van Gundy on US basketball teamCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) John Thompson III and coach Ronald Nored of the G League's Long Island Nets will assist Jeff Van Gundy in the U.S. basketball team's next two rounds of World Cup qualifying.USA Basketball announced Tuesday that...

AP Sports WriterGM Pelinka: Lakers landing LeBron is "ultimate validation"By GREG BEACHAMEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Rob Pelinka says the Los Angeles Lakers aren't trying to beat the Golden State Warriors at their own game.Instead, they're building a team around LeBron James to do something different.Pelinka spoke publicly Wednesday...

Associated PressBoston Celtics star Irving honored by mother's Sioux tribeBy BLAKE NICHOLSONFORT YATES, N.D. (AP) Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving has officially become a member of the Standing Rock Sioux.Irving and his older sister, Asia Irving, took part Thursday in a traditional Native American ceremony recognizing their tribal...

The Los Angeles Lakers' all-important seven-game road trip started off by adding insult -- a 92-86 loss to the Phoenix Suns after blowing a 13-point fourth-quarter lead -- to injury, with Dwight Howard aggravating the torn labrum in his right shoulder. Howard was blocked by the Suns' Shannon Brown with...