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AP Sports WriterCoach Alvin Gentry, Pelicans agree on 2-year extensionBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Alvin Gentry's ability to coach the Pelicans into the second round of the playoffs despite the mid-season loss of All-Star DeMarcus Cousins persuaded the club that Gentry deserved to be under contract beyond next...

The Philadelphia takes on Cleveland and will both be gunning for a victory on 12/27/2020 at 7:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PHILADELPHIA vs CLEVELAND When: 12/27/2020 7:30 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 530 PHILADELPHIA 6 (-110) 218.5 (-110) -250 200 530 CLEVELAND TV: 7:30 PM LINE: 6 PREDICTION: CLEVELAND , PHILADELPHIA Oddsmakers currently have the CLEVELAND listed as 6 point favorites versus the...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Golden State piled on 44 points in the first quarter en route to a 131-123 win at Indiana on Tuesday, extending their perfect start to the NBA season to 23-0.The Warriors have won 27 straight dating back to last season, moving them level with the 2012-13...

AP Basketball WriterNuggets' Barton: Jersey messages won't make enough impactBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Denver guard Will Barton said Friday that he decided against wearing a social justice message on the back of his jersey at the NBA restart because he does not believe it those...

AP Sports WriterGolden State's Curry returns in Game 4 against the BlazersBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry will return from a right knee sprain for Game 4 of Golden State's playoff series against the Trail Blazers on Monday night.Warriors coach Steve Kerr said...

AP Basketball WriterMired in more turbulent times, can Knicks find a way out?By BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) When Charles Oakley was yanked from his seats and put into handcuffs, the New York Knicks didn't just embarrass a stalwart from their past.They may have ensured more futility in their...

Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn, 'ultimate Celtic,' dies at 86BOSTON (AP) Tommy Heinsohn, who as a Boston Celtics player, coach and broadcaster over more than 60 years was with the team for all 17 of its NBA championships, died Tuesday. He was 86.''This is a devastating loss,'' the...

Associated PressCleveland rocks after Cavs' win - and it's also on a rollBy MARK GILLISPIECLEVELAND (AP) With the city's 52-year-old championship drought finally over, bleary-eyed fans next look forward to a Wednesday parade for the victorious Cavaliers and northeast Ohio's homegrown star, LeBron James.Yes, Cleveland rocks. But it's...

The PORTLAND and the MILWAUKEE will both be gunning for a victory on 2/1/2021 at 8:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PORTLAND vs MILWAUKEE When: 2/1/2021 8:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 541 PORTLAND -10 (-110) 235 (-110) 375 -550 542 MILWAUKEE TV: 8:00 PM LINE: -10 PREDICTION: MILWAUKEE , PORTLAND Oddsmakers currently have the MILWAUKEE listed as -10 point favorites versus the PORTLAND,...

Associated PressMilwaukee chief apologizes for arrest of Bucks guard BrownBy IVAN MORENOMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized to Bucks guard Sterling Brown on Wednesday for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include the use of a stun gun, and he...

AP Sports WriterAP source: 76ers quarantine in New York after positive testBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers are quarantining in New York because of a positive COVID-19 test for guard Seth Curry.A person familiar with the situation says the Sixers stayed overnight after the team learned of...

AP Sports WriterLeBron flattered by Philly fans' free-agency fawningBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James is flattered Philadelphia fans are fawning for him.Three billboards urging James to sign with the 76ers this summer as a free agent appeared outside Cleveland on Monday. The signs were inspired by the...