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AP Sports WriterLA Lakers sign C Tyson Chandler after buyout from SunsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Veteran center Tyson Chandler signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, two days after reaching a buyout agreement with the Phoenix Suns.Chandler will provide needed frontcourt depth for the Lakers, who...

The New Orleans and Boston will both be gunning for a victory on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 7:30 PM when they meet in an NBA game matchup. New Orleans vs Boston When: Monday, March 29, 2021 at 7:30 PM Where: TD Garden ROT TEAM PS OU ML 565 New Orleans 2.5 (-110) 229.5 (-110)  120 -140 566 Boston TV: LINE: -140 Boston PREDICTION: Oddsmakers currently have...

AP Basketball WriterExtra games can help some teams in the NBA summer grindBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) Summer play is a grind for the Miami Heat.They like it that way.Miami is one of eight teams doubling up on summer leagues this year, and when the biggest one in...

Helicopter pilot in Bryant crash had FAA violation in 2015LOS ANGELES (AP) The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying without permission into airspace while he had reduced visibility, according to...

AP Sports WriterAron Baynes, Marcus Morris join Celtics togetherBy JIMMY GOLENWALTHAM, Mass. (AP) Aron Baynes and Marcus Morris are happy to be coming to Boston at the same time, if only so they don't have to play against each other.Baynes signed with the Celtics as a free agent...

Judge refuses to dismiss sex suit against Derrick RoseLOS ANGELES (AP) A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging New York Knicks player Derrick Rose and two friends drugged and gang-raped a woman.On Wednesday, federal Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said a jury must decide whether to...

AP Sports WriterBucks' Jabari Parker nearing 1st playoff appearanceBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Four years into his injury-plagued tenure in the NBA, Jabari Parker is finally nearing an important career first.The Milwaukee Bucks are going to the playoffs for the third time in four years. But this will...

Houston takes on Portland and will both be gunning for a victory on 12/26/2020 at 10:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. HOUSTON vs PORTLAND When: 12/26/2020 10:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 520 HOUSTON (-110) (-110)   520 PORTLAND TV: 10:00 PM LINE: PREDICTION: PORTLAND , HOUSTON Oddsmakers currently have the PORTLAND listed as point favorites versus the HOUSTON, while the...

AP Basketball WriterSilver to CNN: A later NBA season may disrupt Olympic plansBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that his ''best guess'' is that next season will not start until at least January, plus acknowledged that the later-than-usual schedule could mean...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tyler Zeller scored 18 points, three other Celtics added 16 and Boston snapped the Indiana Pacers' seven-game winning streak with a 93-89 victory Saturday night.The Celtics have won four straight and moved into a tie for ninth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind Charlotte...

Lakers' Rajon Rondo to have surgery on broken right handLOS ANGELES (AP) Lakers guard Rajon Rondo is expected to have surgery this week on his broken right hand.Los Angeles will be without the veteran point guard for at least a few weeks.Coach Luke Walton says Rondo was injured...

AP Basketball WriterSilver says NBA encouraging 76ers to resolve Twitter probeBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Adam Silver has encouraged the Philadelphia 76ers to both quickly and thoroughly resolve the investigation into whether team president Bryan Colangelo used Twitter inappropriately, a story that the NBA commissioner acknowledged was not...