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Mental evaluation ordered for slain NBA player's ex-wifeMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) A judge in Tennessee has ordered a mental evaluation for the jailed ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright.Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee said Wednesday that he's signed an order for doctors to evaluate Sherra Wright's ability...

Ex-NBA player Kermit Washington pleads guilty in fraud caseKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Former NBA player Kermit Washington has pleaded guilty to spending thousands of dollars donated to an African charity he organized on jewelry, vacations and other personal items.Washington, 66, of Las Vegas, played for several NBA teams...

Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, who had season-ending knee surgery a week ago, is available for a trade by Thursday's deadline, league sources tell ESPN's Chris Broussard. However, a trade is unlikely because of Rondo's injury, a torn left ACL, sources tell Broussard. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge said Tuesday that...

AP Basketball WriterShots in the dark: Warriors work in Miami with lights outBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Golden State really can shoot the lights out.Or at least with the lights out.The last 15 minutes or so of the Warriors' game-day shootaround practice in Miami on Sunday went on despite...

Mavericks' Doncic out Friday with sore right ankleDALLAS (AP) Luka Doncic is out of the Dallas Mavericks' lineup Friday night for a game against the Denver Nuggets because of a sore right ankle.Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle would not speculate on whether Doncic would miss additional time. The 19-year-old...

CLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving's return date remains a mystery.The All-Star point guard, who has missed Cleveland's first 23 games recovering from a broken kneecap sustained in the NBA Finals, said Wednesday that he won't be playing Thursday night against Oklahoma City.Irving traveled with the Cavs on their road...

AP Sports WriterCuban mostly mum as Mavericks hire CEO amid workplace issuesBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Mark Cuban let his new CEO do most of the talking Monday when former AT&T executive Cynthia Marshall was introduced to the public a week after a report that painted a picture of...

The MILWAUKEE and the BOSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 12/4/2017 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MILWAUKEE vs BOSTON When: 7:30 PM  ET, Monday, December 4, 2017 Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts ROT TEAM PS OU ML 507 MILWAUKEE (-110) (-110) 508 BOSTON TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee), NBCSN Boston LINE: PREDICTION: Celtics 108, Bucks 104 Oddsmakers currently have the...

Associated PressEx-wife of Lorenzen Wright charged with murder in 2010 deathBy ADRIAN SAINZMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Authorities say the ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been charged with first-degree murder in his death more than seven years ago.Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Saturday that Sherra Wright...

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 WriterRockets-Warriors a roller-coaster of blowouts after 3 gamesBy JOSH DUBOWSAN FRANCISCO (AP) One thing is clear through three games of the power-packed Western Conference finals between a Golden State team that has won two of the past three championships and a Houston team that had a...

AP Sports WriterSoup-er man: Cavs' Smith back from soup-throwing suspensionBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) J.R. Smith's return from suspension was, ahem, soup-er. For one half.Smith scored all 19 of his points in the second half Saturday, but the struggling Cavaliers couldn't stop Denver's long-range shooting attack in a...