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NBA Awards show to be held in Los AngelesNEW YORK (AP) The NBA is taking its awards show west.The league says Thursday the NBA Awards will be held June 25 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.The MVP and other individual awards from the 2017-18 season will be...

Pacers-Pelicans play March 21 after leaky roof postponementNEW YORK (AP) The Indiana Pacers will play the Pelicans in New Orleans on March 21, a rescheduled game stemming from a Feb. 7 postponement because of a leaky roof.The NBA announced the new date Thursday.The leak happened near the foul...

Don Carter, owner who helped bring NBA to Dallas, dies at 84DALLAS (AP) Don Carter, the owner who was instrumental in bringing the NBA to Dallas with the expansion Mavericks in 1980, has died. He was 84.The Dallas County medical examiner says Carter died Wednesday night. The cause...

AP Basketball WriterSimmons, Mitchell and young NBA phenoms set for Rising StarsBy BRIAN MAHONEYBen Simmons thought he should be an All-Star by now.Yet each time Commissioner Adam Silver needed to tab an injury replacement from the Eastern Conference, he looked in another direction, to Simmons' disappointment.Simmons expressed disappointment he...

Warriors guard McCaw out at least 4 weeks with wrist injuryOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Second-year Warriors guard Patrick McCaw will miss at least four weeks after breaking a bone in his left wrist.Golden State announced that McCaw had a non-displaced fracture in the wrist. The injury occurred Sunday when...

Bulls' Dunn returns from concussion, starts against RaptorsCHICAGO (AP) Guard Kris Dunn is back in the Chicago Bulls' lineup after missing 11 games because of a concussion.The second-year pro was starting Wednesday night against the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors. Coach Fred Hoiberg said Dunn would probably play about...

76ers' Embiid sidelined by soreness in right anklePHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia center Joel Embiid sat out the 76ers' game Wednesday night against Miami because of soreness in his right ankle.Scheduled to start for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star game this weekend, Embiid had 17 points in a victory...

Warriors guard McCaw out at least 4 weeks with wrist injuryOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Second-year Warriors guard Patrick McCaw will miss at least four weeks after breaking a bone in his left wrist Monday night against the Suns.Golden State announced that McCaw had a non-displaced fracture in the wrist....

LeBron James to produce new "House Party" movieBy The Associated PressCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James is going old school to make a new movie.The Cavaliers star and business partner Maverick Carter are producing a new version of ''House Party,'' the comedy featuring hip-hop duo Kid `N Play that debuted...

Knicks' Porzingis has successful surgery on torn ACLNEW YORK (AP) All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks has undergone surgery for a torn ligament in his left knee.The team says the repair of his anterior cruciate ligament was a success. He is expected to be sidelined...

AP Sports WriterNBA players step toward equality in limited edition sneakersBy KAREEM COPELANDWhen LeBron James stepped on the court wearing mismatched sneakers in the nation's capital, it wasn't a fashion statement by the NBA's most popular athlete. The message was clearly emblazed in gold on the back of his...

AP Sports WriterThunder stars Westbrook, Anthony to return against CavaliersBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder stars Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony will return to action Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers after recovering from sprained ankles.Thunder coach Billy Donovan made the announcement during his pregame media session Tuesday.Westbrook had...