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Teague a late scratch for Timberwolves against HeatMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota point guard Jeff Teague sat out the Timberwolves' game Friday night against the Miami Heat because of a right Achilles injury.The team announced the injury just minutes before the game. Aaron Brooks started for Minnesota, which also was...

AP Basketball WriterMark down the dates: NBA unveils full 2017-18 scheduleBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) DeMarcus Cousins will make an early season trip back to Sacramento, while Gordon Hayward will wait almost all season to see Utah again.Chris Paul's return to his old Clippers home is part of...

Associated PressDefending champion Raptors experimenting after departuresBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse expects he'll be experimenting with lineups a lot in the early part of the season.That's the challenge when you lose two starters from any team, let alone an NBA champion.Nurse's tinkering became...

AP Basketball WriterMore NBA games off, as league continues struggles with virusBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA gave Orlando coach Steve Clifford a call recently, telling him he had to do a better job of keeping his mask on during games.Clifford didn't argue.''Yes, sir,'' he said.Nobody would argue the need for...

AP Basketball WriterGame on: NBA finally set to see games that count againBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Games were canceled. Practice facilities were shuttered. A season ended unceremoniously for eight teams. The draft process was delayed, as was free agency. Some players tested positive for the...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Cavs to acquire C Andre Drummond from PistonsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers were expected to move a big man. Instead, they added another one.In the final hour before Thursday's NBA trading deadline, Cleveland agreed to acquire two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond from the...

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks added scoring help for their playoff push by acquiring forward Ersan Ilyasova from the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. The 76ers got injured center Tiago Splitter and a protected second-round draft pick from Atlanta, and have the right to swap another 2017 second-round pick with...

AP Sports WriterTeary-eyed Antetokounmpo wins NBA MVP honorsBy BETH HARRISSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks fell two games short of the NBA Finals.They won big at the NBA Awards.A tearful Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Most Valuable Player honors and Mike Budenholzer won Coach of the Year on Monday...

Antetokounmpo suspended for Bucks' finale over headbuttLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo has been suspended for Milwaukee's final game of the regular season, handed a one-game penalty Wednesday for headbutting Washington's Moe Wagner.It's unknown if Antetokounmpo would have played in Thursday's game against Memphis anyway, given that...

Adebayo added, Drummond and Harrell off US rosterCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat has been added to USA Basketball's national team roster for the FIBA World Cup, while Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons and Montrezl Harrell of the Los Angeles Clippers have withdrawn...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers owner Dan Gilbert out of hospital after strokeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was released from a Detroit-area hospital nearly a month after suffering a stroke and will recover at an in-patient rehabilitation center.Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner said Gilbert was discharged Wednesday...

Bulls waive Tony Allen after acquiring veteran last weekCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls have waived guard/forward Tony Allen after acquiring him in a trade last week.The 14-year veteran came to Chicago in the deal that sent Nikola Mirotic to New Orleans. Allen averaged 4.7 points in 22 games...