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AP Basketball WriterBucks on the ropes, Heat look to finish historic sweepBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Teams as good as the Milwaukee Bucks never get swept in the NBA playoffs.That may change Sunday.Milwaukee is on the brink of elimination, trailing the Miami Heat 3-0 in their...

Magic say Terrence Ross out 'indefinitely' with leg injuriesORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Orlando Magic say forward Terrence Ross has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee and a non-displaced fracture of the same leg, and will be out indefinitely.Ross was injured in the second quarter of...

AP Basketball WriterAntetokounmpo voted NBA's Defensive Player of the YearBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the fifth player to win that award and MVP in a career.The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star, who was MVP last...

AP Sports WriterWith Butler trade looming, Wolves take trip west for bondingBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - For a team that didn't make any major moves during the summer, the Minnesota Timberwolves sure have their share of new players this season.The critical process of familiarization and integration will speed up...

AP Basketball WriterUSA men's basketball picks Greensboro, NC, for 1st home gameBy BRIAN MAHONEYThe U.S. men's basketball team has selected Greensboro, North Carolina, to host its first home World Cup qualifying game.The Americans will play Mexico on Nov. 26 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex Fieldhouse, the home of the...

AP Sports WriterThunder's Paul George doing it all for new teamBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder coach Billy Donovan can't pinpoint the best thing about Paul George.Oklahoma City's versatile forward averages just over 20 points per game, leads the league in steals and is third in 3-point goals...

AP Basketball Writer'A sad day': NBA reacts to Capitol protest, Blake decisionBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) With words and actions, several NBA teams showed dismay Wednesday hours after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump was able to storm the U.S. Capitol and in response to a decision...

Associated PressBall leads Pelicans past Pistons in overtime, 117-100By DAVE HOGGDETROIT (AP) Lonzo Ball scored five of his 17 points in overtime and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Detroit Pistons 117-110 on Monday in a matchup of injury-depleted teams.The Pistons are still missing starters Blake Griffin (knee),...

Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose joined his teammates for Wednesday's shootaround, marking the first time he's traveled with his team and participated in a workout on the road since tearing his ACL on April 28. "It's good," said coach Tom Thibodeau before Wednesday's 96-94 win over the Magic. "He's...

AP Sports WriterLeBron won't wear social justice message on Lakers jerseyBy GREG BEACHAMLeBron James says his thoughts on social justice can't be contained on the back of a basketball jersey.The Los Angeles Lakers superstar won't wear one of the NBA-approved social justice messages on the back of his jersey...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Luke Walton reaches agreement to be Kings coachBy JANIE McCAULEYA person with direct knowledge of the agreement says Luke Walton will become coach of the Sacramento Kings, just a day after parting ways with the Los Angeles Lakers following three losing seasons.The 39-year-old Walton was...

AP Basketball WriterNets' Dinwiddie to have surgery for partially torn right ACLBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Spencer Dinwiddie will have surgery to repair a partially torn ACL in his right knee, an early blow to a Brooklyn Nets team that hoped it had left its injury troubles behind.Dinwiddie...