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AP Basketball WriterBack and better: Porter Jr. says he's best in draft classBy TIM REYNOLDSCHICAGO (AP) If given the chance, Michael Porter Jr. would have a simple question for those who touted him as the best NBA prospect in this draft class a year ago and no...

Pistons guard Caldwell-Pope suspended for 2 gamesNEW YORK (AP) Detroit Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was suspended for two games without pay by the NBA on Friday for pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.Caldwell-Pope was sentenced to a year of probation last week in a March...

AP Sports WriterClippers sign George to multiyear contract extensionBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Paul George wants to retire with the Los Angeles Clippers, and he took a step in that direction by signing a multiyear contract extension Thursday.The six-time All-Star could have become a free agent after the...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers owner Dan Gilbert out of hospital after strokeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was released from a Detroit-area hospital nearly a month after suffering a stroke and will recover at an in-patient rehabilitation center.Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner said Gilbert was discharged Wednesday...

The Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Oracle Arena. Houston At Golden State When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, May 21, 2015 Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN PREDICTION: Warriors 118, Rockets 105 Join BetOnline...

Spurs' Derrick White out indefinitely after breaking toeSAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White is out indefinitely after breaking his left second toe.White had offseason surgery on the same toe, but the Spurs said Monday the fracture is a new injury.White missed training camp, the...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Rodney Hood is hopeful he will play when the Utah Jazz return from the All-Star break against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. Hood has been out with a lateral collateral ligament sprain and bone contusion in his right knee since Feb. 1. He practiced Wednesday...

AP Sports WriterJordan: 6 NBA titles tougher than Harden, Westbrook streaksBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Michael Jordan says James Harden's streak of 30 straight 30-point games and Russell Westbrook's 10 straight triple-doubles are both impressive and tough to accomplish.But the Charlotte Hornets owner said Tuesday - flashing a...

NBA reviewing sexual assault allegations against Mark CubanDALLAS (AP) The NBA is reviewing 2011 allegations of sexual assault against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the investigation that led to a decision by prosecutors not to pursue the case.League spokesman Mike Bass said Wednesday the NBA was looking...

AP Sports WriterCavs coach Lue expected to attend game but not sit on benchBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Tyronn Lue is ready to take a step toward rejoining the Cavaliers.Cleveland's coach, who has taken a medical absence from the team, is expected to attend Friday night's game against...

ATLANTA (AP) Russell Westbrook floated off the man he was covering, anticipated the pass into the lane and slipped back to pick it off. Then he sped off the other way, with only a single defender able to get back and Victor Oladipo serving as wingman. At about the 3-point...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cavs' coaching search has picked up speed. Cleveland is meeting with four NBA assistants this weekend in Denver to try and fill its coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the team's plans told The Associated Press. The Cavaliers met Friday night with Denver assistant Jordi Fernandez and interviewed...