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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Draymond Green and LeBron James went at it again in the first half of the Cavaliers' visit to Golden State on Monday. Their latest confrontation came with 6:55 left in the first half. Golden State led 52-35 when James collided with Green near midcourt, resulting in a...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Older, wiser and more aware of the world, LeBron James isn't afraid of letting his views known on politics or social issues or even the business of basketball. It wasn't always that way. But in his 14th season, with more NBA playing years in his rear-view mirror than...

Nearly a year removed from his latest knee surgery, former No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden has decided to resume his playing career, but is not planning to return to the NBA before the 2013-14 season, according to sources close to the situation. Sources told ESPN.com that multiple teams already...

Count Boston's Doc Rivers as one coach who thinks Kyrie Irving should be on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. It's easy to see why Rivers holds such an opinion after Irving scored 15 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, including several key late baskets, to lead the Cleveland...

Chris Paul had 19 points and 16 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 99-93 on Wednesday night, extending their franchise-record home winning streak to 13 games. Matt Barnes added 19 points off the bench, and Blake Griffin had 15 points and 13 rebounds...

Carmelo Anthony put on another scoring show, though he didn't have to do it alone. Anthony scored 40 points and the Knicks got key contributions from J.R. Smith and Raymond Felton during a 19-5 fourth-quarter run that sparked New York to its 10th straight victory, 95-82 over Atlanta on...

NEW YORK (AP) Pau Gasol is sitting out Chicago's game against the Knicks after the Bulls played a four-overtime game a night earlier.Coach Fred Hoiberg says Derrick Rose will play, though the Bulls will watch the point guard carefully after he played 54 minutes in their 147-144 home...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyle Korver will miss his second straight game with a sore right foot, the latest injury issue for the NBA champions. Korver will not play Saturday night against Orlando after sitting out Thursday's loss at Detroit. The foot has been bothering him for several...

The fans at US Airways Center will be treated to a game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Phoenix Suns when they take their seats on Friday. Atlanta At Phoenix When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2013 Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona TV: 9 p.m. ET, SPSO (Atlanta), FSAZ (Phoenix) PREDICTION:...

He has not uttered one word yet, but Kobe Bryant's mere presence on a Twitter-like Chinese-language microblogging site has stirred plenty of excitement. Sina Weibo has verified that the NBA superstar has set up an individual account on its hugely popular site. Bryant's followers numbered more than 100,000 within hours...

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks need some new defensive schemes - or perhaps some new players. Coach Jeff Hornacek said maybe the ones he has are ''just not capable'' of defending after their 115-103 loss to the Orlando Magic on Monday night. The Knicks have lost a season-high five...

AP Sports WriterTimberwolves' Towns is unanimous NBA rookie of year pickBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was the unanimous winner of the NBA rookie of the year award on Monday.That gave the Wolves consecutive honorees after forward Andrew Wiggins received the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy last...