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Pelicans' Cousins out vs. Rockets with knee, rib sorenessNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans say forward DeMarcus Cousins has been scratched from the lineup for Friday night's game against Houston because of left knee soreness and a right rib bruise.The Pelicans say Cousins has been examined by...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Love regrets recent 'childish' outbursts during gamesBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kevin Love knows he should have better handled his recent frustrations.He was childish.''I wasn't acting like a 31-year-old, I was acting like a 13-year-old,'' Love said. ''That was not me.''The Cavaliers star forward spoke openly...

NEW YORK (94)Hardaway Jr. 4-12 0-0 8, Amundson 6-8 2-2 14, Smith 5-9 4-6 14, Calderon 1-7 2-2 5, Galloway 6-13 1-2 14, Acy 1-6 1-2 3, Bargnani 5-13 7-9 17, Shved 2-7 7-8 11, Early 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 34-82 24-31 94.BOSTON (115)Turner 5-9 0-0 10,...

AP Basketball WriterPuerto Rico punches its ticket to 2nd round of World CupBy TIM REYNOLDSPuerto Rico couldn't even begin qualifying for this World Cup at home two years ago, forced to move its opening game to Florida because of the damage that Hurricane Maria inflicted on the island.They were...

AP Basketball WriterRondo, a champ in Boston, on brink of getting a Lakers ringBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) They were rivals once, Rajon Rondo and LeBron James. Rondo was in Boston. James was in Cleveland and Miami. Their paths would cross most every year in the...

Bucks' Hill frustrated with social injustice, NBA bubbleLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill vented his frustration at social injustice Monday following the shooting by police of a Black man in Wisconsin, saying the NBA's decision to resume its season in a bubble at Walt...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM unsure if Durant, Irving could play if NBA resumesBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) With so much uncertainty around the NBA season, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks is no longer ruling Kevin Durant out for the season.Marks had repeatedly said he didn't expect Durant...

Associated PressKyle Lowry shoved by fan after landing out of boundsBy MICHAEL WAGAMANOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A fan seated courtside for Game 3 of the NBA Finals was ejected after shoving Kyle Lowry when the Toronto Raptors star crashed into a row of seats while trying to save a...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Luke Walton reaches agreement to be Kings coachBy JANIE McCAULEYLuke Walton will become coach of the Sacramento Kings, securing another NBA head coaching job just a day after parting ways with the Los Angeles Lakers following three losing seasons.The 39-year-old Walton was dismissed by the...

AP Basketball WriterRay Allen, the top 3-point shooter in NBA history, retiresBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Ray Allen won championships in Boston and Miami, made one of the most memorable shots in NBA Finals history and has more 3-pointers than anyone who ever played in the league.More than two...

Associated PressSpurs unsure if Duncan or Ginobili will returnBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio's unexpected and abrupt end to the season brings on another stressful summer that begins with what has become an annual quandary.Will Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili return?''I really don't know what they're going...

AP Sports WriterCeltics, Sixers renew rivalry with new casts in East semisBy JIMMY GOLENWALTHAM, Mass. (AP) Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid are about to find out what the NBA playoffs are really about.After dispatching the Miami Heat in five games in the first round in their first career...