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AP Basketball WriterPicture imperfect: Heat fine Whiteside, may be at crossroadBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Monday is the day that the Miami Heat will gather for the annual team picture. They're always set up the same way: coaches sitting in the middle of the front row, the team's shorter...

AP Sports WriterNash, Kidd, Hill in 13-member Basketball Hall of Fame classBy GREG BEACHAMSAN ANTONIO (AP) Steve Nash, Jason Kidd and Grant Hill are among the 13-member class that will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.The Hall of Fame made the announcement Saturday before...

AP Sports WriterNash, Kidd, Hill in 13-member Basketball Hall of Fame classBy GREG BEACHAMSAN ANTONIO (AP) Steve Nash was an unsung Canadian kid who got one significant U.S. basketball scholarship offer. Jason Kidd was an Oakland hoops prodigy ticketed for superstardom from childhood.After parallel careers that first crossed...

Wizard star Wall returns vs Charlotte after missing 2 monthsWASHINGTON (AP) All-Star point guard John Wall is set to return to the Washington Wizards for the first time in two months.Wizards coach Scott Brooks said Saturday that Wall would play later in the day against the Charlotte Hornets.Wall...

AP Sports WriterNash, Kidd, Hill in 13-member Basketball Hall of Fame classBy GREG BEACHAMSAN ANTONIO (AP) Steve Nash, Jason Kidd and Grant Hill are among the 13-member class that will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.The Hall of Fame made the announcement Saturday before...

Associated PressKings support protesters marching over man shot by policeBy MICHAEL WAGAMANSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The struggling Sacramento Kings find themselves in the national spotlight and it has nothing to do with another disappointing NBA season in their sparkling new two-year-old arena.Instead of looking ahead to the draft lottery...

AP Sports WriterHalf-brother of Damian Lillard shot in mall parking lotBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Authorities say the half-brother of Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was shot Thursday during a confrontation with two men in a mall parking lot.The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office says 20-year-old Jahrell...

Bulls' Robin Lopez fined for yelling at officialsNEW YORK (AP) Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez has been fined $25,000 for yelling at officials and failing to leave the court quickly enough after he was ejected from a game against the Miami Heat.The league announced the fine on Friday...

AP Sports WriterLeBron passes Jordan with 867th straight double-digit gameBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Still chasing championships, LeBron James caught - and passed - Michael Jordan on one list.James broke Jordan's NBA record by scoring at least 10 points in his 867th straight regular-season game, a streak the Cavaliers...

AP Sports WriterCavs coach Lue expected to attend game but not sit on benchBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Tyronn Lue is ready to take a step toward rejoining the Cavaliers.Cleveland's coach, who has taken a medical absence from the team, is expected to attend Friday night's game against...

Associated PressKings support protesters marching over man shot by policeBy MICHAEL WAGAMANSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The struggling Sacramento Kings find themselves in the national spotlight and it has nothing to do with another disappointing NBA season in their sparkling new 2-year-old arena.Instead of looking ahead to the draft lottery...

Detroit's Griffin has bone bruise, to be evaluated in a weekDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons say star forward Blake Griffin has a bone bruise on his right ankle and will be evaluated again in a week.Griffin was scratched from Thursday night's win over Washington and had an MRI...