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Zeller out again for Hornets with hip injuryDETROIT (AP) The Charlotte Hornets were without center Cody Zeller for a second straight game when they took on the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.Zeller hurt his left hip against Miami on Monday night, and he was sidelined for a home...

Associated PressEmbiid has 33 points, 16 rebounds in 76ers’ win over KingsBy AARON BRACYPHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid rebounded from the worst game of his career with 33 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 97-91 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.Embiid was...

Cavaliers' Love returns after missing 2 gamesCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Kevin Love returned against Orlando after missing two games because of a sore back.Love has averaged team highs of 17.9 points and 11.8 rebounds in 14 games. He had been listed as questionable, but was in the starting...

Rudy Gobert returns for Jazz after missing 2 gamesINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Rudy Gobert started at center for the Utah Jazz at Indiana on Wednesday after missing two games because of a sprained left ankle.Gobert was named the league's top defensive player each of the past two seasons and is...

Hawks’ Huerter to miss 3-game road trip to rehab shoulderATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks say guard Kevin Huerter will miss their upcoming road trip while he recovers from a shoulder injury.Huerter strained his left rotator cuff when fouled by Denver's Nikola Jokic on Nov. 12. He was examined...

AP Basketball WriterLove at peace, not worried about trade chatterBy TIM REYNOLDSKevin Love knows change could be coming.A couple of years ago, uncertainty might have been something that stressed him out, triggered the sorts of feelings like the ones that manifested themselves in the form of an in-game panic...

Bucks’ Khris Middleton to return from injury on WednesdayMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton says he's ready to return to the floor after missing two-plus weeks with a left thigh contusion.After the Bucks' shootaround on Tuesday, Middleton said he's ''gonna go'' Wednesday at home against the...

76ers’ Brett Brown to coach Australia at Tokyo OlympicsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown will guide the Australian men’s team at next year’s Tokyo Olympics.Basketball Australia said Wednesday he will succeed Andrej Lemanis, who coached the Boomers to the semifinals at the 2016 Olympics and this...

76ers’ Brett Brown to coach Australia at Tokyo OlympicsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown will guide the Australian men’s team at next year’s Tokyo Olympics.Basketball Australia said Wednesday he will succeed Andrej Lemanis, who coached the Boomers to the semifinals at the 2016 Olympics - the...

Cavaliers' Love out for second straight game with sore backCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is out for the second straight game because of a sore back.Love, who leads the team in scoring and rebounding, isn't playing Monday against Brooklyn. He was sidelined Saturday when Cleveland snapped a...

Thunder’s Diallo out 4-to-6 weeks with sprained right elbowSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oklahoma City guard Hamidou Diallo will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a hyperextension sprain in his right elbow.The Thunder announced Diallo's status before Monday night's road game against the Warriors at Chase Center, saying...

Associated PressCeltics team doctor says Walker didn't suffer serious injuryBy KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Celtics guard Kemba Walker wasn’t seriously injured during a scary collision with a teammate last week that led to him being taken from the court on a stretcher, Boston’s team doctor said Monday, but Walker...