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Bucks sign guard Eric Bledsoe to extensionPHOENIX (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks have signed guard Eric Bledsoe to a contract extension.Bledsoe, 29, is averaging 15.9 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game for the East-leading Bucks. His 49.2 field goal percentage is a career high.The signing was announced...

Pau Gasol signs with NBA-leading Milwaukee BucksMILWAUKEE (AP) Pau Gasol signed with the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, two days after the 38-year-old Spanish center reached a buyout agreement with the San Antonio Spurs.The two-time NBA champion and six-time All-Star averaged 4.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 12.2 minutes...

Thunder F George, Grizzlies G Conley outOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Paul George will miss the Thunder's game against Memphis on Sunday night with a sore right shoulder, and Grizzlies guard Mike Conley will sit out with general soreness.George was injured during a loss to the Denver Nuggets on Feb....

Hawks' Trae Young ejected from game against BullsCHICAGO (AP) Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has been ejected against the Chicago Bulls.Young pulled up for a 3 early in the third quarter to make it 78-62, then stared at Kris Dunn with his hands on his hips. That resulted...

Knicks C Jordan out with an ankle injuryLOS ANGELES (AP) New York Knicks center DeAndre Jordan is out of the lineup for their game against the Los Angeles Clippers.Jordan will miss his fourth straight game Sunday after he sprained his left ankle in practice.Although he practiced Saturday, coach...

AP Sports WriterEmbiid hopes to return from knee injury next week for 76ersBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid expects to return to the lineup next week from a sore left knee that has cost him the last five games.Embiid sat out again Saturday night...

Warriors G Thompson skips 76ers game with sore right kneePHILADELPHIA (AP) Klay Thompson will miss Golden State's game against the 76ers with a sore right knee.Thompson has missed only two games this season, both against the Sixers. Alfonzo McKinnie started in Thompson's place on Saturday night.Thompson was hurt...

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 Sports WriterTowns returns to Wolves lineup after harrowing highway crashBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns was in the passenger seat on his way to meet the Minnesota Timberwolves at the airport when a semitruck slammed into the back of the vehicle at what he estimated was between...

AP Sports WriterTowns returns to Wolves lineup after harrowing highway crashBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns has been cleared to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves following a highway automobile crash he called himself fortunate to have escaped alive.Towns spoke to reporters Monday before Minnesota's game against...

Rockets star Harden fined $25,000 for criticizing officialsNEW YORK (AP) Houston Rockets star James Harden has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for criticizing the officiating.The NBA announced the penalty Saturday, two days after Harden said he didn't think official Scott Foster should be allowed to work any...

Bulls' Porter leaves game with strained lower left legCHICAGO (AP) Bulls forward Otto Porter Jr. has left the game against the Boston Celtics because of a strained lower left leg.The team announced Saturday he would not return before the start of the second half. Porter missed all four...