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AP Basketball WriterPorzingis' torn ACL healing, next evaluation in FebruaryBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kristaps Porzingis' left knee is getting better, though it could be at least two months before he plays again.Team President Steve Mills said Friday the team is pleased with Porzingis' recovery from a torn...

AP Basketball WriterPorzingis' torn ACL healing, next evaluation in FebruaryBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks say Kristaps Porzingis' left knee is healing well from a torn ACL and he'll be re-evaluated in mid-February.Knicks President Steve Mills says Porzingis is doing some individual work on the...

Bucks' Ilyasova out after surgery on broken noseMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova is out indefinitely after surgery to repair a broken nose he suffered during practice last weekend.The Bucks called Friday's surgery successful. Ilyasova was injured on Dec. 16 and has missed the Bucks' two games...

AP Basketball WriterNot again: Rockets' Chris Paul strains another hamstringBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Different leg. Same problem.Chris Paul has another hamstring issue to deal with, and the Houston Rockets are bracing for another stint without their All-Star point guard. Paul will have an MRI in Houston on Friday...

AP Basketball WriterA spree grows in Brooklyn: 7 wins in a row for NetsBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) All the makings of another lost season in Brooklyn were there.The Nets had lost their leading scorer and then eight straight games. Talk of tanking was growing louder.Just two weeks...

Global ball: NBA to play exhibition games in India next yearNEW YORK (AP) The NBA will play its first games in India next year.The league announced Thursday the Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings will play two exhibition games Oct. 4-5 at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai.The NBA, in...

AP Sports WriterLongtime Clippers fan Crystal will be analyst for 1 gameBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler was approached two months ago with a special request. A longtime season-ticket holder asked team president Gillian Zucker if he could call a game on television...

Chris Paul strains left hamstring, leaves Houston-Miami gameMIAMI (AP) Houston guard Chris Paul left the Rockets' game in Miami on Thursday night with a strained left hamstring.Paul was attempting a behind-the-back dribble near midcourt in the second quarter when he briefly lost control of the ball, and then...

Celtics C Baynes out 4-6 weeks after surgery on fingerBOSTON (AP) Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes has had surgery on a broken left finger and will be out four to six weeks.The team made the announcement on Thursday, a day after Baynes left early in the game against...

Bulls expect Portis to miss 2-4 weeks with sprained ankleCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls expect forward Bobby Portis to miss two to four weeks because of a sprained right ankle.Portis was injured in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's loss to Brooklyn. The team said an MRI on Thursday...

Bulls' LaVine to miss 2-4 weeks with left ankle sprainCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine will miss two to four weeks with a sprained left ankle, the team said Wednesday.LaVine leads the team with 23.8 points and 4.8 assists per game and is averaging 4.9 rebounds.He was...

Associated PressPelicans' Davis leaves game with apparent ankle injuryBy RICH ROVITOMILWAUKEE (AP) Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans left Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks after appearing to injure his left ankle.Davis limped off the court and went directly to the locker room in the waning...