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AP Sports WriterCavs guard Porter suspended 1 game for bumping officialBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers rookie guard Kevin Porter Jr. has been suspended by the NBA for one game without pay for bumping an official.At the end of the third quarter of Cleveland's 131-111 loss to Dallas on...

Heat outscore Rockets 46-14 in 1st quarter, set team markMIAMI (AP) The Miami Heat outscored the Houston Rockets 46-14 in the first quarter on Sunday night, the 32-point margin representing the third-biggest lead after 12 minutes in the NBA's shot-clock era.It was the biggest margin by which the...

Associated PressPistons point guard Reggie Jackson out at least four weeksBy MATT SCHOCHDETROIT (AP) Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson is out at least four weeks with a back injury, the team announced Saturday.Jackson, who played the season's first two games but has missed the last four, has a...

Green, Russell add to Golden State's long list of injuriesSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Golden State's Draymond Green will miss the next few games with a torn ligament in his left index finger, another blow to the already depleted Warriors.The Warriors will also be without DeAngelo Russell for Saturday night's...

AP Sports WriterCurry undergoes hand surgery, to miss at least 3 monthsBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Stephen Curry will miss at least three months for the ailing Warriors because of a broken left hand that required surgery, the toughest blow yet early in an already difficult season for...

Lakers' Kuzma set for season debut with James, Davis at MavsDALLAS (AP) The Lakers are set to get their first look at Kyle Kuzma with the All-Star pairing of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.Los Angeles coach Frank Vogel says Kuzma will play against Dallas on Friday night. The...

AP Sports WriterCavs GM signs extension, gets more job security for rebuildBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Koby Altman has some extra job security as he rebuilds the Cavaliers.Cleveland signed its general manager to a long-term contract extension Friday, making him the first GM since Dan Gilbert bought the team...

AP Sports WriterCurry undergoes hand surgery, to miss at least 3 monthsBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Stephen Curry will miss at least three months for the ailing Warriors because of a broken left hand that required surgery, the toughest blow yet in an already difficult season for struggling...

AP Sports WriterCurry undergoes hand surgery, to miss at least 3 monthsBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Stephen Curry underwent surgery on his broken left hand and the Golden State Warriors say he will miss at least three months but is expected to make a full recovery.The Warriors announced...

AP Sports WriterCavs general manager Koby Altman signs multiyear extensionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman has signed a multiyear contract extension.Details were not immediately available Friday. The 37-year-old Altman signed a three-year contract in 2017, not long after he took over when the club parted...

Joel Embiid, Karl-Anthony Towns each suspended 2 gamesNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia center Joel Embiid and Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns have each been suspended two games without pay for an on-court altercation and continued escalation.Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, announced the suspensions Thursday, a...

2nd sister of NBA player killed in BaltimoreBALTIMORE (AP) The second sister of NBA player Reggie Bullock was shot and killed in Baltimore, five years after his first sister was stabbed to death in the city.News sources report Baltimore police say a civilian brought 22-year-old Keiosha Moore to...