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AP Sports WriterDivac, Moncrief, Sikma, Weatherspoon headline '19 Hall classBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The longest active streak of missing the NBA playoffs belongs to Sacramento, where general manager Vlade Divac has been trying to return the Kings to the league's elite over the last four seasons.Back when the...

Antetokounmpo to miss Nets game with calf injuryMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Saturday's game against the Brooklyn Nets because of an injured left calf.The Bucks have clinched the best record in the NBA and the top seeding in the Eastern Conference. Coach Mike Budenholzer...

AP Sports WriterBig3 games head to CBS while making a bid for Fox networksBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) The Big3 basketball league will have a new television home for the upcoming season while also remaining in the mix to acquire a network of its own.The 3-on-3 league of...

AP Sports WriterDivac, Moncrief, Sikma headline 2019 Hall of Fame classBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) NBA stars Vlade Divac, Sidney Moncrief and Jack Sikma are the headliners of the 2019 class for the Basketball Hall of Fame.The honorees were announced Saturday in Minneapolis before the Final Four.Also selected this...

Sixers' Butler misses game against Bulls with back tightnessCHICAGO (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers are holding guard Jimmy Butler out of their game against the Chicago Bulls because of back tightness.Butler, who spent his first six seasons in Chicago, has now missed back-to-back games and three of the past...

Grizzlies sign Tyler Zeller for rest of year; waive HannahsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed 7-footer Tyler Zeller for the rest of the season and waived guard Dusty Hannahs.Zeller has spent seven years in the NBA and played two games for the Atlanta Hawks this season....

AP sports WriterAP Source: Pelicans begin interviews for GM postBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans began interviewing candidates to become the club's new general manager on Thursday, a person familiar with the process said.The list of candidates includes current Pelicans interim general manager Danny Ferry,...

Davis fined $15,000 for obscene gesture toward a fanNEW YORK (AP) New Orleans Pelicans All-Star forward Anthony Davis has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for directing an obscene gesture toward a fan.NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe, who announced the fine on Thursday, says...

AP sports WriterAP Source: Pelicans begin interviews for GM postBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) A person familiar with the process says the New Orleans Pelicans have begun interviewing candidates to become the club's new general manager.The person says the list of candidates includes current Pelicans interim general manager...

AP sports WriterAP Source: Pelicans begin interviews for GM postBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) A person familiar with the process says the New Orleans Pelicans have begun interviewing candidates to become the club's new general manager.The person says the list of candidates includes current Pelicans interim general manager...

Griffin missing 3rd straight game for DetroitDETROIT (AP) Blake Griffin is out for a third straight game because of left knee soreness, leaving the Detroit Pistons short-handed again as the playoff race winds down.Detroit entered Wednesday night's game against Indiana in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, but...

Associated PressLakers' Lonzo Ball sues Big Baller co-founder alleging fraudBy CHRISTOPHER WEBERLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and his company Big Baller Brand are suing co-founder Alan Foster, alleging he conspired to steal millions of dollars from the shoe and clothing line.Foster concocted ''a...