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AP Sports WriterCavs F Windler has broken left hand, no timetable on returnBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers rookie forward Dylan Windler broke his left hand in the season opener, another unlucky medical setback for the promising player.The team said Thursday that Windler suffered a fourth metacarpal fracture (on...

AP Basketball WriterHarden must quarantine until Friday; could play in openerBy TIM REYNOLDSJames Harden will be in quarantine until Friday, meaning the Houston Rockets star and three-time reigning NBA scoring champion could be eligible to play Saturday when his team is to finally open its season in Portland.The...

AP Sports WriterLaMelo scoreless in debut, Cavs outlast Hornets in openerBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LaMelo Ball summed up his NBA debut in one word.''Disappointing,'' he said.And forgettable.The hyped Hornets rookie guard didn't score in his first game for Charlotte and Cleveland pulled away in the first half and...

AP Sports WriterOKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violationBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a canceled season opener - and a $50,000 fine for the league's leading scorer.Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was scrapped...

AP Sports WriterSexton leads Cavs to opening win, LaMelo scoreless in debutBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Darius Garland added 22 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their first home game in nearly 300 days, overcoming the hot shooting of Terry Rozier for a 121-114 win...

AP Sports WriterOKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violationBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a canceled season opener - and a $50,000 fine for the league's leading scorer.Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was scrapped...

AP Sports WriterOKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violationBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a canceled season opener.Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was scrapped after coronavirus cases and Harden's violation of the NBA's COVID-19...

AP Sports WriterOKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violationBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a canceled season opener - and a $50,000 fine for the league's leading scorer.Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was scrapped...

Hornets exercise options on Washington, BridgesCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Hornets have exercised the third-year contract option on forward PJ Washington and the fourth-year option on forward Miles Bridges.Neither move Wednesday comes as a surprise as both appear to figure into the team's long-term plans.Washington, a projected starter this...

Simone Jelks promoted, is 7th woman to be full-time NBA refNEW YORK (AP) Simone Jelks was one of three referees promoted to full-time status by the NBA on Wednesday, making her the fifth woman on the current lineup of officials.Jelks joins the group of female NBA referees that...

AP Basketball WriterWe The South: The Raptors settling into their Tampa homeBy TIM REYNOLDSTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Just like last year, the Toronto Raptors are opening the season at home, against the New Orleans Pelicans, and every available ticket for the game has been sold.It's exactly the same.And entirely...

AP Sports WriterLakers get championship rings with empty arena, full heartsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Lakers received their NBA championship rings Tuesday night in an empty arena that still felt filled with warmth from their families, friends and millions of fans worldwide.And while they put...