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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) For decades, basketball players have dreamed of being like Mike. Thunder guard Russell Westbrook really is like Mike. So says Mike himself. Basketball great Michael Jordan inducted Westbrook into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on Thursday night and heaped high praise on Westbrook, one of the most visible and...

AP Sports WriterWarriors rest up and gear up to face Thunder in West finalsBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry surprised coach Steve Kerr with how quickly he found his groove the past two games after returning from a right knee injury, even with a few more misses...

Heat forward James Johnson expected to miss 7 to 10 daysMIAMI (AP) The Miami Heat will be without starting forward James Johnson for at least two games and probably more after bursitis was found in his right ankle.Johnson left Miami's win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The wife of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is going to court to seek $2.5 million in real estate and cars he gave a girlfriend.Shelly Sterling's case against V. Stiviano is scheduled for trial Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.The case comes nearly...

NEW YORK (AP) -Michele Roberts has the team she wants in place at the NBA Players Association.On Monday, she accompanied some of them to deliver holiday gifts at a couple of sites in Harlem. In two years, the job might be much tougher: taking on the NBA in the...

Associated PressMavericks fear 'severe' Achilles injury for center PowellBy DAVE JACKSONDALLAS (AP) Dallas center Dwight Powell sustained what the Mavericks fear is a “severe” injury to his right Achilles tendon in a 110-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.Coach Rick Carlisle said the club would...

Woman appeals defeat in rape lawsuit against Derrick RoseLOS ANGELES (AP) The ex-girlfriend who lost her lawsuit accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends of rape has appealed.The appeal filed Thursday with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says pertinent evidence was excluded and jury instructions...

Rockets to rest Chris Paul against CavaliersCLEVELAND (AP) Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is being rested against Cleveland on the second of games on consecutive days.Houston (9-8) visited the Cavaliers on Saturday, a day after Paul scored 20 points in 37 minutes in an overtime loss at...

AP Sports WriterRockets hope 'Melo can help them to 1st title since 1995By KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta didn't waste any time telling Carmelo Anthony why he wanted him on his team.''I'll tell you exactly what I told him,'' Fertitta said Monday. ''`We couldn't win...

AP Sports WriterBall brothers Lonzo, LaMelo set to square off in NBA matchupBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) LaMelo Ball grew up playing 3-on-3 games against his older brother Lonzo on a concrete court in the backyard of their parents' home in Chino Hills, California.''Nobody took it easy on...

AP Basketball WriterNets hire Hall of Famer Steve Nash to run floor as coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYSteve Nash was one of the NBA's most entertaining point guards, the engineer of a high-scoring team that helped usher in a new era of basketball.Now the Brooklyn Nets want to see what he...

Devin Booker wins NBA 2K20 Players in all-Phoenix Suns finalDevin Booker won the NBA 2K20 Players Tournament on Saturday night, sweeping Phoenix Suns teammate Deandre Ayton in the best-of-three final.''I played a lot growing up,'' Booker said. ''It's all about timing and eye coordination.''ESPN broadcast the three-day, 16-player Xbox...