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The TORONTO and the WASHINGTON will both be gunning for a victory on 10/20/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. TORONTO RAPTORS vs WASHINGTON WIZARDS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Saturday, October 20, 2018 Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia ROT TEAM PS OU ML 501 TORONTO 1 (-110) 216.5 (-110) -115 -105 502 WASHINGTON TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 1 PREDICTION: WASHINGTON , TORONTO Oddsmakers currently have...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Thompson to miss 2 more weeks with sprained footBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson will miss about two more weeks because of a sprained left foot, another blow to the NBA's worst team.The team provided the update Friday for the 6-foot-10 veteran, who...

NEW YORK (AP) -Michele Roberts has the team she wants in place at the NBA Players Association.On Monday, she accompanied some of them to deliver holiday gifts at a couple of sites in Harlem. In two years, the job might be much tougher: taking on the NBA in the...

Nets say Dinwiddie being evaluated for right thumb injuryNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets say guard Spencer Dinwiddie is being evaluated for a right thumb injury.The team gave no other details Thursday about the injury to Dinwiddie, one of the keys to their surprising run to sixth place...

AP Sports WriterCavs sign Drew to new coaching contract for rest of seasonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Larry Drew's awkward impasse with the Cleveland Cavaliers is over.The team relented to Drew's requests by restructuring his contract and signing him to be their coach for the remainder of this season...

AP Sports WriterSame story for Bucks: Super regular season, painful playoffBy STEVE MEGARGEEMILWAUKEE (AP) Posting the NBA's best record once again couldn't help the Milwaukee Bucks win a conference title, let alone a league championship.The top seed in the playoffs will spend the rest of the postseason wondering...

AP Basketball WriterAdam Silver's annual NBA address keys on competitive balanceBy TIM REYNOLDSCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Milwaukee has the best record in the NBA, Denver has its coaching staff at the All-Star Game and Sacramento is in position to end the league's longest current playoff drought.Overseeing a league that...

TORONTO (AP) Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll is out indefinitely with a bruised right knee.The 29-year-old Carroll is averaging 12.2 points and 5.1 rebounds in 18 games in his first season with Toronto. He had nine points in 26 minutes in Saturday's 112-109 loss to Golden State.The Raptors also...

AP Sports WriterVan Gundy won't return to Pistons as coach or team presidentBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Stan Van Gundy will not return to the Detroit Pistons as coach or president of basketball operations.The Pistons announced Van Gundy's departure Monday, with owner Tom Gores saying in a statement that...

ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks have traded guard Mo Williams to the Denver Nuggets and signed guard Gary Neal to a 10-day contract. In exchange for Williams, the Hawks reacquired the rights to Cenk Akyol and a $2.2 million traded player exception, which they must use within the next year. The...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks won't rush Porzingis or future building plansBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kristaps Porzingis is back with his teammates, though the New York Knicks don't know when he'll be back on the court.Joakim Noah won't be back, though the terms of his departure still are being...

AP Sports WritersAP Sources: Afflalo headlines group bidding to buy WolvesBy PAT GRAHAM and DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) An ownership group led by longtime NBA player Arron Afflalo is putting together an offer to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves, two people with knowledge of the bid said.The people spoke to...