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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Cody Zeller of the Charlotte Hornets is not playing Thursday night at Detroit. Zeller has been going through the NBA's concussion protocol after he took an elbow to the head against Cleveland on Saturday. The 7-footer did not play Monday at Chicago or Wednesday against Oklahoma...

Robertson's NBA title ring sells for $91,000 in auctionNEW YORK (AP) Oscar Robertson's 1971 NBA championship ring has sold for a little more than $91,000 in an auction.The ring the Hall of Fame guard won with Milwaukee for his only NBA title was the top seller from a...

DALLAS (AP) - Rajon Rondo is ready to return for Dallas after missing the last six games before the All-Star break with a broken bone near the eye.Amare Stoudemire is a day closer to joining the Mavericks after the last-place Knicks turned him loose with a buyout.Let the latest...

AP Sports WriterRockets' Paul fined $35K for 'reckless' contact with refBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Houston guard Chris Paul was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Monday for making contact with an official with 4.4 seconds left in a 104-100 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game...

The SAN ANTONIO and the LA CLIPPERS will both be gunning for a victory on 11/15/2018 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. SAN ANTONIO SPURS vs LA CLIPPERS When: 10:30 PM  ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 SAN ANTONIO -5.5 (-110) 217 (-110) 180 -220 506 LA CLIPPERS TV: 10:35 PM LINE: -5.5 PREDICTION: LA CLIPPERS...

Knicks: Noah won't be back with team until further noticeNEW YORK (AP) Joakim Noah's absence from the New York Knicks will continue indefinitely.A team official says Friday that Noah and the Knicks have mutually agreed that he will not be back with the club until further notice.Noah left...

AP Sports WriterPacers change directions, making Turner, Oladipo new leadersBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Myles Turner embraces his new role with the Indiana Pacers. This is now his team.The veterans around him believe the 21-year-old Turner is ready, willing and more than capable of becoming the long-term face of...

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...

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol has a tear in the plantar fascia of his right foot, an MRI revealed Wednesday. The Lakers did not say how long Gasol will be out, but a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com that an accurate time frame for his return is difficult to assess...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Stan Van Gundy wants to keep expectations reasonable as the Detroit Pistons prepare to make yet another mid-level lottery pick.The Pistons have the eighth pick in Thursday night's draft, a spot that's becoming pretty familiar in Detroit. The Pistons also had the No. 8...

Sacramento Kings hire Luke Walton as coachSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Sacramento Kings hired Luke Walton as their coach Monday, just days after the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with him following three losing seasons.Neither the Kings nor Walton waited long following changes that came just after the end...

AP Sports WriterAP source: 76ers to meet with James' agent in Los AngelesBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers are getting a chance to pitch their process to LeBron James.Representatives from the team will meet Sunday with James' agent Rich Paul in Los Angeles, a person familiar with...