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AP Sports Writer76ers take big step from painful 'Process' to postseasonBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Robert Covington doused Markelle Fultz over the head with cups of water, a basketball baptism of sorts for a rookie No. 1 pick who already needed a career rebirth.Fultz had the Philly sports world...

Aldridge leaves Spurs' game at Wizards with knee injuryWASHINGTON (AP) Center LaMarcus Aldridge left the San Antonio Spurs' game at the Wizards with a knee injury and will not return.The team announced the bruised left knee in the third quarter after Aldridge limped off the floor late in...

AP Basketball WriterErik Spoelstra, reveling in fatherhood, returns to HeatBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Santiago Ray Spoelstra's father is back at work.Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, still wearing the bracelet from the hospital where his son was born, will be back on the bench Tuesday for his team's game...

Cavs still without Lue, Korver for game in MiamiMIAMI (AP) The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without coach Tyronn Lue and guard Kyle Korver for Tuesday's game in Miami, and it remains unclear when either will return.Lue announced on March 19 that he was taking a leave to deal...

Cavaliers' Kyle Korver attends funeral for younger brotherPELLA, Iowa (AP) The Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyle Korver joined his two remaining brothers in comforting their parents during a funeral for their youngest brother.Twenty-seven-year-old Kirk Korver died March 20 of a sudden illness.The Des Moines Register reports that Kyle Korver stood...

AP Basketball WriterQuietly, the Raptors closing in on East No. 1 seedBy TIM REYNOLDSThey do things differently in Toronto.When it's time for NBA public-address announcers to introduce the starting lineup before games, the Raptors don't wait to hear their names called. The starters simply huddle up for a quick...

Wizards PG Wall practices again but not sure when he'll playWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards point guard John Wall says he feels good after a pair of full-contact practices but is not sure when he will return to game action for his struggling team.Wall spoke to reporters on Monday,...

NBA G League player dies after collapsing during gameGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) A Detroit Pistons developmental player who collapsed on the court during a NBA G League game in Michigan has died.The Grand Rapids Drive says 26-year-old Zeke Upshaw died at a hospital Monday. No cause was disclosed....

NBA G League player dies after collapsing during gameGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) A Detroit Pistons developmental player who collapsed on the court during a NBA G League game in Michigan has died.The Grand Rapids Drive says 26-year-old Zeke Upshaw died at a hospital Monday. No cause was disclosed....

NBA G League player dies after collapsing during gameGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) Zeke Upshaw, a swingman for the Detroit Pistons' G League affiliate who collapsed on the court during a game over the weekend, died Monday.Upshaw, 26, died at a hospital, the Grand Rapids Drive said. No cause...

Fultz returns to lineup for 76ersPHILADELPHIA (AP) Markelle Fultz will return to the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup on Monday.Coach Brett Brown made the surprise announcement before the Sixers' game against Denver. Fultz, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 draft, will come off the bench.Fultz played the 76ers'...

AP Sports WriterFultz returns to lineup for 76ersBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The curious case of Markelle Fultz took a surprising turn when the No. 1 pick of the 2017 draft was in the lineup for the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday for the first time since October.All-Star center Joel...