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The fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Indiana Pacers when they take their seats on Monday. Charlotte Hornets vs. Indiana Pacers When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 12, 2016 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana ...

Lakers exercise 2018-19 options on Brandon Ingram, NanceLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Lakers have exercised their contract options on forwards Brandon Ingram and Larry Nance Jr. for the 2018-19 season.The widely expected moves were announced Tuesday.Ingram was the No. 2 overall pick out of Duke in the...

AP Sports WriterCeltics star Hayward suffers gruesome injury in openerBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Just five minutes into his Boston career, new Celtics star forward Gordon Hayward gruesomely broke his left ankle, an injury that may end his season.Hayward, who signed a four-year, $128 million free agent contract this...

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson will miss Tuesday night's game against the New Orleans Hornets because of a sore left heel. C.J. Watson will start in his place. With four days before their next game against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night, the Nets essentially are giving Johnson five...

AP Basketball WriterNBA teams start to reopen, as testing plan begins emergingBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA took tiny steps toward a return to normalcy Friday, as a small number of practice facilities reopened for workouts and at least one team received permission from the league to test...

The Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Wells Fargo Center. Miami At Philadelphia When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TV: 8 p.m. ET, Sun Sports (Miami), CSN Philadelphia PREDICTION: 76ers 108, Heat...

AP Sports WriterCavs sign Drew to new coaching contract for rest of seasonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Larry Drew's awkward impasse with the Cleveland Cavaliers is over.The team relented to Drew's requests by restructuring his contract and signing him to be their coach for the remainder of this season...

AP Sports WriterBucks juggle Giannis injury, Brogdon return to finish strongBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) When given the choice, the Milwaukee Bucks will always prefer to have Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court closing out tight games.They're still winning while the All-Star forward rests a sore right ankle, a...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The wife of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is going to court to seek $2.5 million in real estate and cars he gave a girlfriend.Shelly Sterling's case against V. Stiviano is scheduled for trial Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.The case comes nearly...

AP Sports WriterBeilein staying at Michigan after interviewing with PistonsBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) John Beilein is staying at Michigan after talking with the Detroit Pistons about their coaching vacancy.Beilein announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he's excited about coaching the Wolverines next season and in the...

Bring on the Herd: Bucks round up D-League team nameOSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks will be rounding up the Herd.The Bucks announced that their new NBA Developmental League team in Oshkosh will be known as the Wisconsin Herd. A new arena is being built for the team,...

Bucks officially announce hiring of coach Mike BudenholzerBy The Associated PressMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks have officially announced the hiring of Mike Budenholzer as their new coach.A person familiar with the search had told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Milwaukee Bucks had reached an agreement with...