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Former Trail Blazers owner Weinberg died at 92PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Larry Weinberg, one of the founders and original owners of the Portland Trail Blazers, has died. He was 92.Weinberg's death was announced Wednesday by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee.Weinberg was one of three partners who got the...

AP Sports WriterGrizzlies acquire Justin Holiday from BullsBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) The struggling Memphis Grizzlies have acquired guard Justin Holiday from the Chicago Bulls for guards MarShon Brooks and Wayne Selden Jr.Memphis also sent second-round picks in 2019 and 2020 to Chicago in the deal Thursday. The Bulls...

AP Sports WriterThe Latest: Cavs' Love progressing, no timetable for returnBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kevin Love might be a little closer to helping the needy Cavaliers.The All-Star forward was cleared to begin ''select basketball activities'' following left foot surgery, but there is still no clear timetable when he'll...

Former Trail Blazers owner Weinberg dies at 92PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Larry Weinberg, one of the founders and original owners of the Portland Trail Blazers, has died. He was 92.Weinberg's death was announced Wednesday by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee.Weinberg was one of four men who got the...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Grizzlies acquire Holiday from BullsBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) A person familiar with the situation says the struggling Memphis Grizzlies have acquired guard Justin Holiday from the Chicago Bulls for guards MarShon Brooks and Wayne Selden Jr.The person spoke Thursday on the condition of anonymity...

AP Basketball WriterOn Basketball: International stars leaving mark on NBABy TIM REYNOLDSGo back to the 1999-2000 NBA season, and there were only two foreign-born players in the NBA who averaged 15 points per game: Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan.This season, there are 24 names on that list - by...

AP Sports WriterNikola Jokic's stellar play lifting Nuggets to new heightsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic considers himself a point guard who just so happens to be trapped in a center's 250-pound frame.''I'm telling that to everybody,'' the Denver Nuggets standout said. ''But nobody believes in that except...

Raptors guard Kyle Lowry gets injections for ailing backTORONTO (AP) Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has had pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory injections for his sore lower back.The team said Tuesday he was treated Friday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.Coach Nick Nurse said Monday ''things...

Elfrid Payton returns for Pelicans, Davis illNEW ORLEANS (AP) Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton has returned from a broken hand that sidelined him for about six weeks and he was in the starting lineup against Minnesota on Monday night.However, the Pelicans say leading scorer and rebounder Anthony Davis is...

Warriors' Iguodala fined $25K for heaving ball into standsNEW YORK (AP) Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for heaving a ball into the stands at the end of the first half of a game in Portland.The fine was handed down...

AP Sports WriterGiannis, surging Bucks end 2018 with NBA's best recordBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Dynamic offense jump-started the Milwaukee Bucks' season. Tighter defense has propelled them to the best record in the NBA.The Bucks are 15 games over .500, an impressive beginning for Mike Budenholzer's tenure as...

AP Sports WriterGiannis, surging Bucks end 2018 with NBA's best recordBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Dynamic offense jump-started the Milwaukee Bucks' season. Tighter defense has propelled them to the best record in the NBA.The Bucks are 15 games over .500, and impressive beginning for Mike Budenholzer's tenure as...