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AP Sports WriterLeBron, back in Boston, for another Cavs farewellBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) LeBron James and the depleted Cleveland Cavaliers won't get any sympathy from the Celtics when they return to Boston for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.Already laboring to reach his eighth straight NBA Finals...

AP Sports WriterLeBron, back in Boston, for another Cavs farewellBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) LeBron James and the depleted Cleveland Cavaliers won't get any sympathy from the Celtics when they return to Boston for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.Already laboring to reach his eighth straight NBA Finals...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Kevin Love to miss Game 7 vs. Celtics with concussionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kevin Love won't be able to help LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Game 7 against the Celtics.Love was placed in the NBA's concussion protocol and the All-Star forward will miss Sunday's...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Kevin Love to miss Game 7 vs. Celtics with concussionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kevin Love won't be able to help LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Game 7 against the Celtics.Love was placed in the NBA's concussion protocol and the All-Star forward will miss Sunday's...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Kevin Love to miss Game 7 vs. Celtics with concussionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics with a concussion.The team said Saturday that Love, who bashed heads with Boston rookie Jayson...

Bucks player 'gave in' during arrest to avoid officers' gunsMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown said Friday he ''gave in'' when police used a stun gun as they detained him for a parking violation because he didn't want officers to ''pull out their guns.''''I was just being...

AP Sports WriterCavs All-Star Love sustains head injury in Game 6By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss the remainder of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals after banging heads with Boston's Jayson Tatum.Love and Tatum inadvertently collided midway through the quarter and both...

AP Sports WriterWarriors facing elimination but undaunted entering Game 6By KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) If the Golden State Warriors are worried as they head into Game 6 of the Western Conference finals on the brink of elimination, they aren't showing it.''We have a chance to tie the series at...

AP Sports WriterLove leaves Game 6 after banging head with Boston's TatumBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love left Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals after banging heads with Boston's Jayson Tatum.Love and Tatum inadvertently collided midway through the quarter and both dropped to the...

AP Sports WriterRockets lose ailing Chris Paul, vow to dig in for Game 6By KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Rockets will be without star guard Chris Paul for Game 6 because of a strained hamstring, a huge blow for a team trying to close out the Golden State...

AP Sports WriterGM says 'overwhelming likelihood' Suns will keep No. 1 pickBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough said the ''overwhelming likelihood'' is that the team will keep its No. 1 overall pick and not trade it away.McDonough made the comment Friday after the first...

AP Basketball WriterOn Basketball: Injuries taketh away, and injuries givethBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA playoffs never go according to plan. The Golden State Warriors are proof of that.Again.They have been the league's best team over the last four seasons, without question. But even the great teams need injury luck on...