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Bucks star Antetokounmpo misses game with sore right kneeCHICAGO (AP) Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out Monday night's game against the Chicago Bulls because of a sore right knee.Coach Mike Budenholzer says Antetokounmpo worked out Monday and the Bucks are ''hopeful'' his absence is ''very short...

AP Basketball WriterLin still out for Nets as they give away his bobbleheadBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Jeremy Lin remains sidelined for the Brooklyn Nets on the night they are giving away his bobblehead.Lin has battled a strained left hamstring almost all season and has been limited to...

AP Basketball WriterFrustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should playBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) As the NBA sought to resume the season, players had to weigh whether playing basketball aided or distracted from their calls for social justice reform.Those discussions are starting again.With the second...

LeBron James out at least 1 more week with groin injuryLOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James will miss at least four more games with the Los Angeles Lakers while he recovers from a left groin strain.The Lakers on Friday said James' injury will be re-evaluated in one week.The four-time...

AP Basketball WriterPlanting seeds: McGruder showing kids options within sportsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Rodney McGruder had a backup plan. He was going to coach if the chance to play in the NBA never arrived, and spent his high school and college years preparing for both scenarios.He's hoping kids...

AP Basketball WriterCoffee talk: Butler, Heat look to even up the NBA FinalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Jimmy Butler, perhaps the NBA's best-known barista, is not adjusting the prices at the coffee shop that he's been operating out of his hotel room for Miami Heat teammates...

George replaces injured Cousins on Team LeBronNEW YORK (AP) Oklahoma City forward Paul George will replace injured New Orleans center DeMarcus Cousins on Team LeBron in the NBA All-Star Game.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made the decision Saturday, a day after Cousins went down for the season with an...

Count Boston's Doc Rivers as one coach who thinks Kyrie Irving should be on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. It's easy to see why Rivers holds such an opinion after Irving scored 15 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, including several key late baskets, to lead the Cleveland...

SEATTLE (AP) An investment group that wants to build a sports arena for professional basketball and possibly hockey has offered to also rebuild KeyArena, the former home of Seattle's departed NBA franchise. The move Thursday by the group led by investor Chris Hansen is the latest in the long-running debate...

AP Basketball WriterDone with Doncic, Clippers set for Nuggets' Murray, JokicBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) First came Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. Now it's Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic.Those players might be the future of the NBA. The Los Angeles Clippers believe their time is now.That's...

AP Sports WriterAyton works out for Suns, says 'I know I'm going No. 1'By BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) Deandre Ayton spent Wednesday with the Phoenix Suns with the feeling that this was the start of a beautiful relationship.The 7-foot-1, 250-pound center went through what he said would be his...

AP Basketball WriterIt begins: NBA free agency finally starts SundayBy TIM REYNOLDSKawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York.Those are the cities where they'll begin free agency.Where they will end it will finally start to get clearer soon.NBA teams will...