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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Veteran 7-footer Donatas Motiejunas has signed a free-agent contract to play for the New Orleans Pelicans for the rest of this season, the club announced on Tuesday. A person familiar with the negotations, speaking on condition of anonymity because contract terms have not been releases, told The...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers are sitting star guard Kyrie Irving against Memphis on Tuesday night. Irving complained about having ''heavy legs'' before Cleveland's win over Charlotte on Saturday, and coach Tyronn Lue said the training staff decided it was the right time to rest him. Irving scored 11 points against the...

The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at TD Garden. Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 1-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total is sitting at 182. Miami was a 101-91 loser in its last match...

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) The already short break between rounds of the NBA playoffs won't provide much of a rest for Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas. Thomas left from the Celtics' first-round series-clinching victory over Chicago on Friday night to fly to Tacoma, Washington, and attend his sister's funeral. He...

Nate Robinson was spitting blood in the first half, then delivered the deepest cuts of the night in the final moments. And the Chicago Bulls reminded the Miami Heat that no one in the NBA plays them any tougher. Yes, the streakbusters struck again. Robinson scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler added...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James stayed home from shootaround and is one of three Cleveland stars questionable for Wednesday night's game against Chicago. James has been fighting a cold but played Monday night in a win over New Orleans. The team advised him to skip the morning workout to get some...

The Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Verizon Center. Chicago At Washington When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 26, 2013 Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia TV: 7 p.m. ET, WGN (Chicago), Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (Washington), NBATV Prediction: Bulls...

OAKLAND, California (AP) Golden State Warriors forward David West is disgusted with the choice of Donald Trump for president. ''The guy who got elected, it's not just the fact he got elected but people voted for him,'' West said after shootaround Wednesday. ''That's the disheartening thing. I just think a...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge will be out indefinitely due to a minor heart arrhythmia, the latest occurrence of heart issues for the five-time All-Star. Aldridge will have further tests before the Spurs can determine just how long he will be out, the team announced on...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Hornets say center Cody Zeller has been placed in the NBA's concussion protocol. There is no timetable for his return. Zeller took an elbow to the head in the fourth quarter of Charlotte's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Zeller will not play Monday night...

Detroit assistant Hardaway receives 3-game suspensionAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Detroit Pistons assistant coach Tim Hardaway has been suspended for three games after pleading no contest last month to a drunken driving charge.The NBA announced the suspension Friday.The Detroit Free Press reported last month that Hardaway was sentenced to...

The Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Amway Center. Detroit At Orlando When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 27, 2013 Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida TV: 6 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Detroit Plus, Fox Sports Florida Prediction: Pistons 98, Magic...