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AP Basketball WriterNBA lays out plan for player guests to enter Disney bubbleBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) NBA players could have some family members or close friends inside the season-restart bubble with them by the end of the month.And that raises the possibility of having a...

AP Basketball WriterNBA sees seven of the eight first-round matchups setBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The NBA playoff bracket is nearly set.Wednesday's results filled in five of what were the six unknown matchups for Round 1 of the postseason, which starts next week at Walt Disney...

AP Basketball WriterNets' Dinwiddie to have surgery for partially torn right ACLBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Spencer Dinwiddie will have surgery to repair a partially torn ACL in his right knee, an early blow to a Brooklyn Nets team that hoped it had left its injury troubles behind.Dinwiddie...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks deal Porzingis to Dallas, say he requested a tradeBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks were having their doubts, wondering if Kristaps Porzingis truly wanted to be part of the franchise.On Thursday, they say he made it clear he didn't.Once that happened, they...

The New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs will both be gunning for a victory on 3/25/2017 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs When: 8:30 PM  ET, Saturday, March 25, 2017 Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 New York Knicks -15.5 (-110) 205 (-110)   506 San...

Miami's Dragic held out against Hawks due to sore right footATLANTA (AP) Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic is out for their game at Atlanta due to persistent pain in his right foot.Dragic is not in uniform Saturday night after a cortisone shot earlier in the week did...

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,...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Derrick Rose has bone spur in ankle, happy to be backBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Cavaliers point guard Derrick Rose revealed a bone spur in his left ankle contributed to his decision to leave the team.Speaking for the first time since returning to the Cavs, Rose...

Stephen Curry rose for another jumper, and by then even the Knicks probably figured it would go in. Curry had hardly missed in a scintillating second half of the NBA's most electric performance this season, the crowd cheering even before the ball left his hands. This time, Raymond Felton jumped with...

Adebayo added, Drummond and Harrell off US rosterCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat has been added to USA Basketball's national team roster for the FIBA World Cup, while Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons and Montrezl Harrell of the Los Angeles Clippers have withdrawn...

Associated PressMavericks allegations could dog potential Cuban campaignBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and driving force behind TV's ''Shark Tank,'' has for months teased the notion of running for president in 2020 in a campaign that could mirror President...

Boston police tweet about Red Auerbach called 'tone-deaf'BOSTON (AP) Boston police faced heavy criticism for a now-deleted Black History Month tweet that celebrated a white man.The original post on the department's official Twitter account Sunday was in honor of the late former Boston Celtics coach Arnold ''Red'' Auerbach....