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Associated PressReport: Kobe Bryant pilot may have been disoriented in fogBy BRIAN MELLEY and DAVID KOENIGLOS ANGELES (AP) The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, reported he was climbing when he actually was heading for the ground, federal...

AP Sports WriterDwight Howard sits out Wizards' opener with sore buttocksBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Dwight Howard sat out the Washington Wizards' season opener Thursday night with what the team said is a sore buttocks.Washington's new starting center missed all of training camp and the entire exhibition schedule. He...

AP Basketball WriterPicture imperfect: Heat fine Whiteside, may be at crossroadBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Monday is the day that the Miami Heat will gather for the annual team picture. They're always set up the same way: coaches sitting in the middle of the front row, the team's shorter...

Raptors without injured Siakam, Gasol, Powell indefinitelyThe Toronto Raptors will be without Pascal Siakam, Marc Gasol and Norman Powell indefinitely after all three were injured at Detroit on Wednesday night.The team announced the diagnoses Thursday. Siakam hurt his groin during an awkward landing late in the fourth quarter of...

NEW YORK (AP) Billy King's bold moves often seemed made with little regard for the future.Now Brooklyn's future isn't King's concern.The Nets reassigned their general manager and fired coach Lionel Hollins on Sunday in the midst of their worst season since moving from New Jersey.The Nets said assistant...

AP Sports WriterWith NBA's worst D, other issues, Wall's Wizards start 1-7By HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Scott Brooks knows he needs to try something to change the way things are going for his Washington Wizards. The problems are so plentiful, the coach just is not quite sure what to...

Associated PressFormer NBA player's ex-wife won't face death if convictedBy ADRIAN SAINZMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright won't face the death penalty if convicted of killing him more than seven years ago in Tennessee, a prosecutor said Monday.Shelby County prosecutor Paul Hagerman told...

Isaiah Todd signs with G League, opts to skip collegeNEW YORK (AP) Isaiah Todd has become the second player to jump from high school to the G League this week, signing with the league with the intent of joining its new elite program.Todd's signing was announced Friday, one...

Raptors convert G League MVP's 2-way deal to NBA contractMIAMI (AP) The G League MVP is now eligible for the NBA playoffs.The Toronto Raptors converted guard Lorenzo Brown's contract to a standard NBA deal on Wednesday, meaning he'll be available to them in the postseason that starts this...

AP Sports WriterWarriors want to 'destroy everything' and limit Jazz ralliesBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) ?? The Golden State Warriors have cruised so easily through the six games of the playoffs that the biggest challenge, so far, may have been themselves.The reigning Western Conference champions are a perfect...

Nuggets' Nikola Jokic leaves game with sprained left ankleDENVER (AP) Denver center Nikola Jokic left the Nuggets' game Thursday night against Chicago with a sprained left ankle.Jokic went down in the final minute of the first half when he drove to the basket and stepped on Jerian Grant's...

Hawks lose center Dedmon to season-ending ankle injuryATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon will miss the rest of the season with a left ankle injury.The Hawks say Dedmon has been scheduled for a non-surgical procedure to address ongoing left ankle soreness. He is expected to be cleared...