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AP Spots WriterPacers find themselves standing tall without OladipoBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) When Victor Oladipo crashed to the floor in late January, the silence inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse was deafening.Teammates quietly expressed best wishes to their injured teammate as he was wheeled off the court on a stretcher....

AP Sports WriterAnthony Davis to remain in Pelicans' lineup, for nowBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) When Pelicans finished practice on Thursday, Anthony Davis went into coach Alvin Gentry's office, followed later by interim general manager Danny Ferry.As they spoke, privacy shades on windows that otherwise offer a view...

AP Sports WriterThomas ready for any role as Nuggets make playoff pushBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Only one game back on the court and Isaiah Thomas already began lobbying for an even broader role - to appear in the movie ''Space Jam 2'' starring LeBron James.With filming set to...

AP Basketball WriterTeam USA wrapping up World Cup qualifyingBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) The job is done. The United States is going to the FIBA World Cup, which makes its last two qualifying games ahead of that tournament seem irrelevant.Players and U.S. coach Jeff Van Gundy see...

Hawks' G League affiliate in College Park named SkyhawksCOLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Hawks' new suburban G League affiliate will be named the Skyhawks.The team name announced Thursday recalls the former Hawks mascot Skyhawk, who was retired during the 2013-14 season. The College Park Skyhawks will share...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA, union forward talks on ending 'one-and-done'By TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA and its players are continuing to move forward on plans to eliminate the ''one-and-done'' rule in college basketball, something that the sides have been working toward for months.The league has sent a...

AP Basketball WriterJeff Van Gundy on All-Star Game: Eliminate itBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Jeff Van Gundy has an idea on how to fix the NBA All-Star Game.His plan: Eliminate it.Van Gundy, the former NBA coach and now longtime television commentator for ABC and ESPN, said what he's seeing...

76ers All-Star C Embiid out a week with sore left kneePHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid will miss at least a week with a sore left knee.Embiid underwent an MRI on Tuesday, which revealed no structural damage, and he will undergo physical therapy until he is...

AP Basketball WriterThe NBA playoff push starts now with All-Star break endingBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Golden State is still the favorite for a fourth title in five years.Milwaukee, Toronto, Indiana, Boston, Philadelphia, Oklahoma City and Denver can all go ahead and cancel those mid-April vacation plans if they...

AP Basketball WriterThe NBA playoff push starts now with All-Star break endingBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Golden State is still the favorite for a fourth title in five years.Milwaukee, Toronto, Indiana, Boston, Philadelphia, Oklahoma City, Denver, can all go ahead and cancel those mid-April vacation plans if they were...

Surprise: Emanuel Terry joins Heat, not Team USA as plannedMIAMI (AP) Emanuel Terry's plans to play for his country this weekend have been thwarted, for a very good reason.He's back in the NBA instead.Terry was signed to a 10-day contract Wednesday by the Miami Heat, who made the...

Associated PressObama joined by Curry to tell minority boys 'you matter'By JEFF CHIU and JANIE HAROAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a...