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AP Sports WriterHarden to miss at least 2 games with hamstring injuryBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) James Harden will miss at least two games because of a hamstring injury, starting with Houston's game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.Harden didn't practice on Thursday after leaving Wednesday night's...

Bulls' Portis out 4-6 weeks with sprained MCL in right kneeCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis will miss four to six weeks because of a moderately sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.The Bulls announced Thursday he is out until at least late November.Portis - averaging...

AP Sports WriterHarden likely to miss Friday's game with hamstring injuryBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) James Harden's injured left hamstring will likely keep him out of Houston's game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.Harden didn't practice on Thursday after leaving Wednesday night's loss to Utah after experiencing...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Love raises mental health awareness with 'locker' talkBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kevin Love can't remember being this freshly shaven, gliding his fingers over his smooth cheeks and chin while glancing at a large mirror.The reflection doesn't pain him anymore.From the outside, the Cleveland Cavaliers' All-Star...

Cavs' Love to miss against Pistons with sore left footDETROIT (AP) Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love will miss Thursday night's game against the Pistons with a sore left foot, another blow to a winless Cleveland team.Love missed three preseason games with an unspecified injury in the same foot. He...

Cavs' Love to miss against Pistons with sore left footDETROIT (AP) Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love will miss Thursday night's game against the Pistons with a sore left foot, another blow to a winless Cleveland team.Love missed three preseason games with an unspecified injury in the same foot. He...

25 years after spurning NBA Jam, Jordan invests in esportsLOS ANGELES (AP) A quarter century after being famously excluded from the cult favorite video game NBA Jam, Michael Jordan is investing in esports.Jordan on Thursday was announced as an investor with aXiomatic, a major esports ownership group whose...

Pelicans to operate G League team in Birmingham, AlabamaBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans will field a G League team in Birmingham starting in the 2022-23 season.The Pelicans announced Wednesday they have acquired the rights to the NBA G League team, giving the developmental league 28 teams...

Lakers coach Walton fined $15,000 for criticizing officialsNEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of the officiating.NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the fine on Wednesday.It stems from comments Walton made following the Lakers' 143-142...

Markieff Morris fined $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conductNEW YORK (AP) Washington forward Markieff Morris has been fined $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct late in the Wizards' overtime victory at Portland on Monday night.The NBA announced the penalty Wednesday before the Wizards played at the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors.Morris...

AP Basketball WriterNBA scoring is up - way up - so far this seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA scoring is up. Way up.At this pace, that won't change anytime soon.Through the first eight full days of this season - obviously, a small sample size - NBA teams are averaging 113.4 points...

Hawks' Dedmon cleared to play home opener, 3 still outATLANTA (AP) Dewayne Dedmon is expected to play in the Atlanta Hawks' home opener after missing the first three games recovering from a fractured left ankle.The 7-foot center participated in his first full practice and was cleared for Wednesday...