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AP Basketball WriterHeat rule Adebayo, Dragic out for Game 2 of NBA FinalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic were both ruled out of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday with injury, leaving the Miami Heat down two starters for their...

Raptors GM: Quiet Leonard is happy and healthyTORONTO (AP) Kawhi Leonard has yet to address the media in Toronto since his trade to the Raptors, but team president Masai Ujiri said Tuesday that his star acquisition is happy and healthy.''He is determined and seems in the right frame...

AP Sports WriterLA Lakers sign C Tyson Chandler after buyout from SunsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Veteran center Tyson Chandler signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, two days after reaching a buyout agreement with the Phoenix Suns.Chandler will provide needed frontcourt depth for the Lakers, who...

Associated PressNBA twins miss start of training camp while standing trialBy CLARICE SILBERPHOENIX (AP) NBA training camps began this week for the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards, but two starters from the teams were noticeably absent. Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris were in a Phoenix courtroom standing...

Mavericks' Doncic out Friday with sore right ankleDALLAS (AP) Luka Doncic is out of the Dallas Mavericks' lineup Friday night for a game against the Denver Nuggets because of a sore right ankle.Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle would not speculate on whether Doncic would miss additional time. The 19-year-old...

Heat center Whiteside to miss Indiana game with bone bruiseMIAMI (AP) Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside has a bone bruise in his knee and will miss the team's home opener against Indiana.The Heat made the announcement Friday, one day before opening a six-game homestand. He was injured in...

Bulls' LaVine to miss 2-4 weeks with left ankle sprainCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine will miss two to four weeks with a sprained left ankle, the team said Wednesday.LaVine leads the team with 23.8 points and 4.8 assists per game and is averaging 4.9 rebounds.He was...

Jazz owner Miller addresses fans after Westbrook encounterSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller released a statement and spoke to the crowd prior to a game Thursday night to address a heated verbal altercation between Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook and a fan earlier in the...

Dennis Rodman benched by Yao Ming at Pyongyang friendly?PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) Has Dennis Rodman, the former NBA star-turned pal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, been benched for Chinese hoop legend Yao Ming?The former Houston Rockets center and eight-time NBA all-star took center court in Pyongyang,...

AP Basketball WriterNow or never for the Minnesota TimberwolvesBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have gone through a makeover this summer, changing their logo , their uniforms and renovating Target Center to usher in a new look for a team that has been a doormat for well...

O No, Canada: Singer flubs anthem at Raptors game in NYCNEW YORK (AP) O No, Canada.A Broadway performer botched the Canadian national anthem before the Toronto Raptors' game in Brooklyn on Sunday, singing lyrics that aren't in ''O Canada.''Amber Iman, who has been cast in the national tour...

Associated PressKobe Bryant, daughter killed in copter crash, 7 others deadBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California, his sudden death at age 41...