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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...

AP Basketball WriterRussell on the rise in Brooklyn and seeking first postseasonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) D'Angelo Russell stood high above Times Square, a spot where stars are showcased in New York.He was front and center on a billboard celebrating the Nets' midseason success, pictured with three teammates...

AP Sports WriterCeltics still figuring things out heading into stretch runBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) One way or another, the spotlight was always going to shine on the Boston Celtics in an Eastern Conference without LeBron James.After back-to-back losses to James' Cavaliers in the past two conference finals, his...

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...

AP Sports WriterGriffin enjoying resurgence a year after trade to PistonsBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Blake Griffin doesn't need to jump over any cars to be a hit in the Motor City.A year after arriving in Detroit with his career at a crossroads, a more earthbound Griffin is doing...

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...

AP Sports WriterGriffin enjoying resurgence a year after trade to PistonsBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Blake Griffin doesn't need to jump over any cars to be a hit in the Motor City.A year after arriving in Detroit with his career at a crossroads, a more earthbound Griffin is doing...

AP Sports WriterAntetokounmpo scores 38, but is denied MVP in defeatBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Midway through the third quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo said he began thinking he had a chance to become the first international player to win the NBA All-Star Game MVP.But the thought was fleeting, as...

The 68th NBA All-Star Game has arrived in CharlotteCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) All-Star Sunday has arrived.The 68th edition of the NBA's annual midseason showcase exhibition game gets played in Charlotte, with LeBron James set to start for the 15th consecutive year, Kemba Walker ready to excite his home crowd...