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AP Sports WriterLos Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorialBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Mourners gathered Monday in downtown Los Angeles to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant, arriving hours before the start of a sold-out memorial service for the basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter.The...

Indiana Pacers parting with guard Lance StephensonINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers are parting ways with guard Lance Stephenson, the gritty veteran who brought energy off the bench in last season's surprising run to the playoffs.The team will not pick up the team option next season, Pacers President of...

After suffering the first significant injury of his career, Kevin Durant got some advice from another superstar forced to grow used to watching his team from the bench -- Kobe Bryant. "Kobe reached out to me at one point right after I got out of surgery," Durant told ESPN Radio's...

The MIAMI and the CLEVELAND will both be gunning for a victory on 11/28/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MIAMI vs CLEVELAND When: 7:00 PM  ET, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio ROT TEAM PS OU ML 501 MIAMI -4 (-110) 209.5 (-110) 155 -175 502 CLEVELAND TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBATV, FSN Sun (Miami), FSN Ohio (Cleveland) LINE: -4 PREDICTION: Cavaliers 107, Heat...

Knicks' Ntilikina expected to miss rest of seasonNEW YORK (AP) Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina is expected to miss the rest of the season with a groin injury, ending a disappointing second year for the former lottery pick.Ntilikina had just returned from a nearly two-month absence but left again...

Associated PressDoncic has 33 first-half points, Mavs hammer Warriors 142-94By DAVE JACKSONDALLAS (AP) Luka Doncic scored 33 of his 35 points in the first half and had yet another triple-double to help the Dallas Mavericks rout the short-handed Golden State Warriors 142-94 on Wednesday night.Doncic fell a point...

AP Sports WriterWarriors Steve Kerr: LaVar Ball 'the Kardashian of the NBA'By JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State coach Steve Kerr called LaVar Ball ''the Kardashian of the NBA'' on Monday night, and said he thinks the father of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has zero credibility.Disgusted, Kerr made...

AP Basketball WriterNBA going with shorter games for Disney exhibition openersBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The first exhibition games of the NBA restart will go a little more quickly than usual.The NBA is tweaking the rules for those initial matchups, going with 10-minute quarters instead of...

AP Sports WriterHouston's Capela develops into pivotal player for RocketsBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Houston's Clint Capela certainly isn't a household name, and doesn't get nearly the attention other centers like Ruby Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns receive.But after he outshined those stars the first two rounds of the playoffs,...

CHARLOTTE (104)Kidd-Gilchrist 7-13 3-5 17, Zeller 10-11 1-2 21, Jefferson 7-15 0-0 14, Roberts 0-7 0-0 0, Henderson 4-10 0-0 8, Stephenson 2-10 0-2 4, Maxiell 6-10 2-2 14, Neal 3-5 4-4 10, Vonleh 3-5 4-6 10, Hairston 0-3 2-2 2, Taylor 2-4 0-2 4. Totals...

AP Basketball WriterIn the bubble, the Phoenix Suns have been perfect so farBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The last time Devin Booker walked off the court as a winner in four consecutive games, these were the opponents: Hampton, Cincinnati, West Virginia and Notre Dame.That is, until...

AP Sports WriterBudenholzer's 'harmonious' exit starts Hawks' coach searchBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk on Thursday described coach Mike Budenholzer's exit as ''harmonious'' and ''as mutual as parting can be.''Schlenk also said the decision, finalized and announced late Wednesday , came after many discussions with...