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AP Sports WriterPaul Millsap's Nuggets signing brings him back to his rootsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Paul Millsap was welcomed back to his old neighborhood with a reception that included a drum line and cheering children.It was a contrast to how the newest Denver Nuggets player left town years...

AP Basketball WriterJerry Sloan, Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78By TIM REYNOLDSJerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78.The Jazz said...

The Latest: Mike Scott takes one-year deal with ClippersBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NBA free agency (all times EDT):8 p.m.Mike Scott is headed West to the Clippers.The unrestricted free agent forward has agreed to a one-year deal, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement who spoke...

MILWAUKEE (AP) Bucks center Pau Gasol will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs after surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. The Bucks said Friday that the surgery done a day earlier was successful and Gasol is expected to make a full recovery. The 38-year-old Spaniard was...

The NEW YORK and the NEW ORLEANS will both be gunning for a victory on 11/16/2018 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NEW YORK KNICKS vs NEW ORLEANS PELICANS When: 8:00 PM  ET, Friday, November 16, 2018 Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana ROT TEAM PS OU ML 713 NEW YORK -10 (-110) 227 (-110) 375 -550 714 NEW ORLEANS TV: 8:05 PM LINE: -10 PREDICTION:...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James scored 27 points, and Kevin Love added 22 points and 15 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-100 on Thursday.Cleveland ended a two-game losing streak and avenged a double-overtime loss in Milwaukee on Saturday. The Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference at...

NBA denies Rockets' protest after Harden dunk waved offNEW YORK (AP) The Houston Rockets won't get a do-over after officials wrongly disallowed a slam dunk by James Harden in a double-overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs, even though the NBA has disciplined the officials who got the...

AP Basketball WriterSpurs' Tony Parker out for rest of playoffs with quad injuryBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIOne of Gregg Popovich's top priorities in the final weeks of the regular season was making sure the San Antonio Spurs got veteran point guard Tony Parker healthy and in rhythm for the playoff push.More...

Clippers, coach Doc Rivers agree to contract extensionLOS ANGELES (AP) The Clippers and coach Doc Rivers have agreed to a contract extension that will keep him around to oversee the post-Lob City era.The team announced the extension Wednesday while not disclosing terms of the deal. Rivers was set...

AP Basketball WriterJimmy Butler to ESPN: I was 'brutally honest' with WolvesBy TIM REYNOLDSJimmy Butler is back with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and his first practice of the season had fireworks.He caused them - with his words and his play.Butler, who asked for a trade more than three weeks ago,...

AP Sports WriterUndrafted Clemons making impression in Vegas Summer LeagueBy CLIFF BRUNTWith Zion Williamson and Ja Morant out with injuries and R.J. Barrett struggling, the opportunity has presented itself for lesser-known players to get noticed during Las Vegas Summer League.Chris Clemons, an undrafted rookie from Campbell, has made an...

AP Basketball WriterHeat suspend guard Dion Waiters for 10 gamesBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dion Waiters has been handed a 10-game suspension by the Miami Heat, with the team citing multiple examples of conduct detrimental to the team as the reason for his second banishment of the season.The suspension...