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Payton returning, starting for Pelicans vs. KnicksNEW ORLEANS (AP) Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton is returning from a nine-game absence Friday night when New Orleans hosts the New York Knicks.Payton had been listed as questionable because of a right ankle sprain, but he was listed in the official...

Nuggets add Sue Bird to front office staffDENVER (AP) WNBA champion Sue Bird is joining the Denver Nuggets' front office while continuing her own professional basketball playing career.Tim Connelly, the Nuggets' president of basketball operations, said Bird's new title is basketball operations associate.In a statement, Connelly said, ''We...

AP Sports WriterLakers' Rajon Rondo to have surgery on broken right handBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Rajon Rondo had surgery Thursday on his broken right hand, and the Los Angeles Lakers plan to use a variety of strategies to replace the veteran point guard while he heals.Los Angeles...

The SAN ANTONIO and the LA CLIPPERS will both be gunning for a victory on 11/15/2018 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. SAN ANTONIO SPURS vs LA CLIPPERS When: 10:30 PM  ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 SAN ANTONIO -5.5 (-110) 217 (-110) 180 -220 506 LA CLIPPERS TV: 10:35 PM LINE: -5.5 PREDICTION: LA CLIPPERS...

The GOLDEN STATE and the HOUSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 11/15/2018 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS vs HOUSTON ROCKETS When: 8:00 PM  ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 501 GOLDEN STATE -3 (-110) 218.5 (-110) 135 -155 502 HOUSTON TV: 8:05 PM LINE: -3 PREDICTION: HOUSTON , GOLDEN STATE Oddsmakers currently...

The ATLANTA and the DENVER will both be gunning for a victory on 11/15/2018 at 9:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ATLANTA HAWKS vs DENVER NUGGETS When: 9:00 PM  ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado ROT TEAM PS OU ML 503 ATLANTA -13 (-110) 222 (-110) 650 -1050 504 DENVER TV: 9:05 PM LINE: -13 PREDICTION: DENVER , ATLANTA Oddsmakers currently have the DENVER listed...

Lakers' Rajon Rondo to have surgery on broken right handLOS ANGELES (AP) Lakers guard Rajon Rondo is expected to have surgery this week on his broken right hand.Los Angeles will be without the veteran point guard for at least a few weeks.Coach Luke Walton says Rondo was injured...

AP Sports WriterRockets "parting ways" with 10-time All-Star AnthonyBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Carmelo Anthony is done in Houston.Rockets general manager Daryl Morey released a statement Thursday saying the team is ''parting ways'' with Anthony and ''working toward a resolution.''Anthony played just 10 games for Houston after signing a...

AP Sports WriterRockets "parting ways" with 10-time All-Star AnthonyBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Carmelo Anthony is done in Houston.Rockets general manager Daryl Morey released a statement Thursday saying the team is ''parting ways'' with Anthony and ''working toward a resolution.''Anthony played just 10 games for the Rockets after signing...

AP Basketball WriterNBA promotes 5 refs, including 2 women, to full-time statusBy TIM REYNOLDSAshley Moyer-Gleich is eight years removed from playing in the NCAA Division II tournament. Natalie Sago officiated her first game six years ago, and the players were sixth-grade girls.They're in the NBA now - as part...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Green not apologizing, he and Durant moving onBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Draymond Green isn't apologizing for his part in a dustup with Kevin Durant that led to a one-game suspension by the Golden State Warriors.But Green vowed Thursday that the Warriors are not imploding, regardless...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Green not apologizing, he and Durant moving onBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Draymond Green isn't apologizing for his part in a dustup with Kevin Durant that led to a one-game suspension by the Golden State Warriors.Green says he and Durant have spoken and that they're ''moving...