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AP Sports WriterThunder’s Diallo out 4-to-6 weeks with sprained right elbowBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oklahoma City guard Hamidou Diallo will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a hyperextension sprain in his right elbow, a tough setback for the second-year player after he had just returned...

Cavaliers' Love out against Trail Blazers with sore backCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is out for the second game this week because of a sore back.Love, who averages a team-high 17.9 points, isn't playing Saturday against Portland as Cleveland tries to break a six-game losing streak.The All-Star...

Lakers G Rondo fined $35,000 by NBANEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo has been fined $35,000 by the NBA after he was ejected in the fourth quarter of a victory at Oklahoma City.The league announced the punishment on Saturday. It said Rondo made ''unsportsmanlike physical...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA, teams, union discuss shortening seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA may be closer to a shorter season, a new postseason format and the in-season tournament Commissioner Adam Silver has long wanted as well.A person familiar with the negotiations said Saturday the NBA is working with the...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA, teams, union discuss shortening seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSA person familiar with the negotiations says the NBA is working with the players’ union and its teams on a plan to shorten the regular season, possibly to 78 games.They also are considering a change to the playoff...

AP Basketball WriterCeltics’ Smart unhappy with response to Denver fan incidentBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA is investigating an incident between Boston guard Marcus Smart and a fan in Denver, after the Celtics guard said he heard a derogatory comment and was unhappy with the way that he believed security in...

Associated PressUtah Jazz arena evacuated postgame due to suspicious packageBy JOHN COONSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Minutes after an NBA game ended Friday night, the Utah Jazz’s home arena was evacuated because of a suspicious package.Salt Lake City police said the package turned out to be a toolbox, and...

Associated PressUtah Jazz arena evacuated postgame due to suspicious packageBy JOHN COONSALT LAKE CITY (AP) About 15 minutes after the end of an NBA game, the Utah Jazz’s home arena has been evacuated because of a suspicious package.Most fans had already left the building Friday night following Utah’s...

Utah Jazz arena evacuated postgame due to suspicious packageSALT LAKE CITY (AP) About 15 minutes after the end of an NBA game, the Utah Jazz’s home arena has been evacuated because of a suspicious package.Most fans had already left the building Friday night following Utah’s 113-109 victory over...

Utah Jazz arena evacuated postgame due to suspicious packageSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Minutes after the end of an NBA game, the Utah Jazz’s home arena has been evacuated because of a suspicious package.Most fans had already left the building Friday night when players, coaches and reporters were instructed...

Celtics’ Kemba Walker injured in collision with teammateDENVER (AP) Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker collided with teammate Semi Ojeleye late in the second quarter, striking Ojeleye's abdomen area head-first and going down on to the court in a heap against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.Walker grimaced in...

Associated PressSpencer Dinwiddie helps Nets beat Kings 116-97By JEFFREY BERNSTEINNEW YORK (AP) Spencer Dinwiddie scored 23 points and Joe Harris added 22 in the Brooklyn Nets’ 116-97 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.Garrett Temple finished with 18 points, Jared Allen had 11 points and nine rebounds,...