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AP Basketball WriterG League to offer $125,000 contracts to elite prospectsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The G League is planning to offer an option to players who are not yet eligible for the NBA draft a chance to turn pro out of high school and avoid the college one-and-done...

Injured Collison to miss 1st game after 71 starts for PacersLOS ANGELES (AP) Darren Collision will miss his first game of the season for the Indiana Pacers because of a right quad contusion.The guard had started all 71 games until sitting out Tuesday night against the Clippers in...

AP Sports WriterRaptors end Lakers' 7-game winning streak in 113-104 victoryBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Fred VanVleet finished with 23 points and 10 assists and the Toronto Raptors snapped the Los Angeles Lakers' seven-game winning streak with a 113-104 victory...

Pistons’ Thomas has foot surgery, out for at least 6 weeksDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons guard Khyri Thomas had surgery on his right foot and will be out at least six weeks.The Pistons said Wednesday that Thomas had the procedure on the fifth metatarsal of his right foot....

AP Sports WriterCavaliers in chaos after GM leaves on eve of pivotal summerBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Nothing ever seems good enough for Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.Not a championship. Not three straight appearances in the NBA Finals. Not a rapt fan base. Not being forgiven by LeBron James.He's demanding....

Associated PressSpurs' Popovich on Trump's election: 'That's disgusting.'By RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) Saying he fears for the country's future, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made his frustrations and anger over Donald Trump's election very clearly known Friday night.''He is in charge of our country,'' Popovich said. ''That's...

AP Basketball WriterNBA players to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15By TIM REYNOLDSCommissioner Adam Silver said it remains impossible for the NBA to make any decisions about whether to resume this season and that it is unclear when that will change.But in a clear sign that at...

Nets' Lin expected to miss season with right knee injuryNEW YORK (AP) Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin is expected to miss the rest of the season because of a ruptured patella tendon of the right knee.Lin was hurt midway through the fourth quarter of the Nets' 140-131 loss...

AP Basketball WriterNBA says virus hiatus will likely last "at least" a monthBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday night that the league’s hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely last at least a month, or roughly what would have been the remainder of...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - David Arseneault Jr. thought nothing of the email when it first appeared in his inbox.The message from Dean Oliver, the Sacramento Kings' director of player personnel and analytics, just seemed like another inquiry about the quirky system his father ran at tiny Grinnell College....

Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving could miss the next month -- and maybe the rest of this season -- with a sprained left shoulder, the latest injury to sideline the All-Star guard. Irving, who has dealt with several injuries during his brief NBA career, sprained his shoulder Sunday night in...

The Phoenix Suns and the Washington Wizards will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Verizon Center. Phoenix At Washington When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 16, 2013 Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia TV: 7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Arizona (Phoenix), Comcast SportsNet...