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Bulls to adhere to NBA rules about resting players, tankingCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls will start playing Robin Lopez and Justin Holiday again after receiving a reminder from the league about player rest and tanking.Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said the league communicated with...

AP Basketball WriterNBA says 3 calls hurt Heat in overtime loss at WashingtonBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA said three plays were officiated incorrectly in overtime of Tuesday's Miami-Washington game, all aiding the Wizards in what became their four-point victory.The National Basketball Referees Association, however, disagreed with the...

AP Sports WriterLove overwhelmed by reaction since revealing panic attackBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Kevin Love has received more than 4,000 messages since opening up about his struggles with mental health issues.''Overwhelming is a good word to use,'' the Cleveland Cavaliers forward said Wednesday after the morning shootaround before...

Bulls to adhere to NBA rules about resting players, tankingCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls will start playing Robin Lopez and Justin Holiday again after receiving a reminder from the league about player rest and tanking.Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said the league communicated with...

Associated PressSpurs' Leonard hopes to return 'soon' from leg injuryBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) Kawhi Leonard plans on returning ''soon'' from a leg injury, after missing all but nine games so far this season.Leonard held an impromptu, four-minute press conference Wednesday following Spurs practice. He won't travel with...

Associated PressSpurs' Leonard hopes to return 'soon' from leg injuryBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) Kawhi Leonard plans on returning ''soon'' from a leg injury, after missing all but nine games so far this season.Leonard held an impromptu, four-minute press conference Wednesday following Spurs practice. He won't travel with...

AP Sports WriterLove overwhelmed by reaction since revealing panic attackBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Kevin Love has been overwhelmed by the flurry of positive responses a day after opening up about his struggles with mental health issues.The Cleveland Cavaliers forward said Wednesday before his team played the Denver Nuggets...

Bulls to adhere to NBA rules about resting players, tankingCHICAGO (AP) Bulls executive vice president John Paxson says the team will no longer rest Robin Lopez or Justin Holliday after receiving a reminder from the league office about player rest and tanking.Paxson says the league communicated with the...

Mavs owner Mark Cuban denies 2011 sex assault allegationDALLAS (AP) Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is denying a 2011 allegation of sexual assault after a weekly alternative newspaper in Oregon published details of a case that prosecutors didn't pursue, saying they didn't believe there was evidence to support...

Smart fined $15,000 for criticism of officiatingBOSTON (AP) Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of officiating.NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the fine on Tuesday.After Boston's 123-120 loss to Houston on Saturday, Smart said Rockets guard James Harden is...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Love discloses bouts with panic attacks, mental healthBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Suffering for years in silence, Kevin Love has opened up about his struggles with mental health.The Cavaliers forward writes in an essay for the Players' Tribune that he had a panic attack during a...

AP Sports WriterSoup-er man: Cavs' Smith back from soup-throwing suspensionBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) J.R. Smith's return from suspension was, ahem, soup-er. For one half.Smith scored all 19 of his points in the second half Saturday, but the struggling Cavaliers couldn't stop Denver's long-range shooting attack in a...