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CHARLOTTE (83)Kidd-Gilchrist 6-15 4-4 16, Zeller 3-5 0-0 6, Biyombo 1-2 7-10 9, Walker 4-11 3-3 12, Henderson 7-14 2-2 16, Maxiell 2-4 0-0 4, Williams 1-4 0-0 3, Neal 3-7 4-5 10, Hairston 1-6 0-0 2, Roberts 1-7 2-2 5, Vonleh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals...

AP Sports WriterRaptors end Lakers' 7-game winning streak in 113-104 victoryBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Fred VanVleet finished with 23 points and 10 assists and the Toronto Raptors snapped the Los Angeles Lakers' seven-game winning streak with a 113-104 victory...

The Latest: Protesters block downtown Sacramento streetsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Latest on the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Sacramento (all times local):6 p.m.Protesters have again blocked streets in downtown Sacramento calling for justice following the police shooting of an unarmed black man.They are protesting...

AP Basketball WriterGreat Escape: US gets past Turkey 93-92 in OT; Tatum injuredBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) In the ultimate moments, everything hinged on free throws.Turkey missed them.The U.S. made them.And that is how the Americans escaped what would have been a massive World Cup upset. Khris Middleton's two...

AP Sports WriterThunder plan to keep Donovan despite playoff strugglesBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma City Thunder plan to keep coach Billy Donovan for a fifth year.Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Monday that he doesn't expect change despite Oklahoma City's third consecutive first-round playoff exit.The Thunder...

The Latest: Closing arguments underway in Derrick Rose caseLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the trial of a lawsuit accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two others of gang rape (all times local):3 p.m.The lawyer for a woman suing NBA star Derrick Rose and two others for an...

Clippers' Paul George fined $35,000 for criticizing refsNEW YORK (AP) The NBA fined Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers $35,000 on Thursday, two days after he was critical of the officiating after his team lost to the Philadelphia 76ers.The NBA said George was fined those comments, and...

AP Basketball WriterNBA, MLB, NHL, MLS closing locker rooms amid virus scareBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel, including media, in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced...

Leonard returning "soon," but no target set for season debutSAN ANTONIO (AP) Kawhi Leonard is feeling healthy and will return ''soon'' from a quadriceps injury that has kept him out all season, but the Spurs All-Star forward does not have a target date for his debut.''I feel good,...

NEW YORK (AP) It's off to Florida now for Kobe Bryant, for two more games that will potentially be his last in those cities.The Los Angeles Lakers visit Miami on Tuesday and are in Orlando the next night. Yet even if he thinks these are his last trips,...

NBA to send Pacers, Nuggets to London for January gameINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NBA has announced that the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets will play in London on Jan. 12.The game will be played at The O2 arena, league officials said Thursday. Denver will be considered the home team...

AP Sports WriterRockets ousted from playoffs by Warriors againBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) James Harden and the Houston Rockets were eliminated by the Golden State Warriors yet again.Now the Rockets are left to ponder how they'll get over the hump and past the Warriors to contend for a title.The...