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AP Sports WriterLove leaves Game 6 after banging head with Boston's TatumBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love left Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals after banging heads with Boston's Jayson Tatum.Love and Tatum inadvertently collided midway through the quarter and both dropped to the...

AP Sports WriterMilwaukee Bucks break ground on downtown arena projectBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks had yet to go through the formalities of breaking ground on their downtown arena when co-owner Jamie Dinan wondered what else might be in store: Maybe another celebration in a few...

AP Basketball WriterAfter rocky road in LA, Russell seeks smooth start with NetsBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) D'Angelo Russell wasn't only traded, he was insulted on the way out the door.After the Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, team...

Apparently, Brooklyn Nets power forward Reggie Evans doesn't think much of the championship the Miami Heat won last season - or of superstar small forward LeBron James. "It doesn't prove nothing. That was a lockout season," Evans told the New York Daily News on Wednesday when asked whether beating...

Bulls win 111-105 to hand Cavaliers a 3rd straight defeatCHICAGO (AP) Chicago beat slumping Cleveland 111-105 on Friday to narrow the gap between the Central Division heavyweights to two games, with Jimmy Butler leading the way with 26 points.It was the third straight defeat for the reigning league...

Associated PressPopular Bulls visit Mexico amid reports of turmoilBy CARLOS RODRIGUEZMEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican fans have waited a lifetime for the opportunity to watch their favorite team, the Chicago Bulls, in their homeland. But hardly anyone envisioned that they'd get to see the current version of the team...

Jimmy Butler ruled out of Heat opener for 'personal reasons'MIAMI (AP) Jimmy Butler's debut for the Miami Heat will be delayed by a few days.Butler was ruled out of Miami's season-opener against Memphis on Wednesday for what the team is calling ''personal reasons.''Butler was with the team Wednesday...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Cavaliers talking contract with Derrick RoseBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers could be adding another former MVP to their roster.Looking to close the gap on the champion Golden State Warriors, Cleveland is in contract talks with free agent guard Derrick Rose, a person familiar...

AP Sports WriterBlazers hope for another post-All-Star break revivalBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Trail Blazers have enjoyed post-All-Star break revivals the past two seasons.Those late-season rallies will no doubt be an ongoing theme in the congested Western Conference playoff race once Portland resumes play on Friday...

AP Sports WriterWade, Nowitzki share eventful history as honorary All-StarsBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Of all the opposing jerseys Dwyane Wade has collected through swaps during his final NBA season, Dirk Nowitzki's was among those the Miami star wanted the most and somehow seemed worried he wouldn't get.Maybe it...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Cavaliers front-runners to sign Dwyane WadeBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are on the brink of becoming teammates again.James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are the clear front-runners to sign Wade once he becomes a free agent later this week,...

Milwaukee attorney defends police in NBA player's arrestMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee's city attorney said officers did nothing wrong when they used a stun gun on Bucks' player Sterling Brown during his arrest over a parking violation in January - a direct contradiction to the police chief and mayor, who...