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Leonard won't play in Game 6 for SpursHOUSTON (AP) San Antonio All-Star Kawhi Leonard won't play in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets because of a sprained left ankle as the Spurs try to close out the series.The Spurs' MVP candidate was hurt...

Chicago Bulls, coach Jim Boylen agree to contract extensionCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls and coach Jim Boylen have agreed to a contract extension.Boylen was already under contract for next season when the Bulls promoted him from assistant coach to take over for the fired Fred Hoiberg in December....

AP Sports WriterMagic Johnson abruptly resigns as Lakers' presidentBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Magic Johnson abruptly quit as the Los Angeles Lakers' president of basketball operations Tuesday night, citing his desire to return to the simpler life he enjoyed as a wealthy businessman and beloved former player before...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Klay Thompson set to return for NBA Finals Game 4By JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Klay Thompson is scheduled to play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, while Kevin Durant remains sidelined as he works back from a strained right calf.Thompson will...

AP Sports WriterSnagged: AP sources say Cavs reviewing Irving-Thomas tradeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Just went it appeared the Cavaliers' chaotic summer had calmed, there's a flare-up.That blockbuster deal between Cleveland and Boston is stuck.The Cavaliers have some concerns about guard Isaiah Thomas' health and are doing a ''deep...

AP Sports WritersWith China rift ongoing, NBA says free speech remains vitalBy STEPHEN WADE and TIM REYNOLDSTOKYO (AP) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's since-deleted tweet showing support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, even after China's...

Knicks waive group of veterans ahead of NBA free agencyNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks waived veterans Elfrid Payton, Taj Gibson and Wayne Ellington and declined their team option on Bobby Portis on Thursday, just a year after signing them in free agency.The Knicks signed all the...

AP Sports WriterFormer ABA players see similarities in today's pro gameBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Basketball Hall of Famers George Gervin and George McGinnis see a lot of their old league in today's NBA.Their former teammates notice it, too.Five decades ago, they were the guys running the floor, embracing...

Marcus Smart fined $50,000 by NBA for shoving EmbiidNEW YORK (AP) Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for forcefully shoving Philadelphia's Joel Embiid to the floor.Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, noted Smart's repeated acts of unsportsmanlike conduct...

NBA says 1 new player case of coronavirus in latest testingNEW YORK (AP) The NBA said Wednesday that only one new case of coronavirus was found in test results from 549 players taken since Dec. 10.The league now has reported 57 player positive tests since the week preceding...

The OKLAHOMA CITY and the LA CLIPPERS will both be gunning for a victory on 10/19/2018 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER vs LA CLIPPERS When: 10:30 PM  ET, Friday, October 19, 2018 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 717 OKLAHOMA CITY (-110) (-110)   718 LA CLIPPERS TV: 10:35 PM LINE: PREDICTION: LA CLIPPERS ,...

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll left in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's 97-89 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a left leg injury. Carroll crumpled to the floor in pain, laid on the ground for several minutes and needed help off the floor late in the Eastern...