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AP Sports WriterSlumping Milwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason KiddBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Seeking change amid midseason struggles, the Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd on Monday after a slide that left a team with designs on challenging the NBA's best in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.It...

AP Sports WriterMilwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason KiddBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd on Monday amid a midseason slide that has left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.It was a surprising end to Kidd's three-plus season tenure in...

AP Sports WriterLeBron's numbers sliding while Cavaliers slip in standingsBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James knows the Cavaliers have a proven vaccine that could cure them of this midseason malaise: a larger dose of him.''I gotta be much better,'' he said.As Cleveland has staggered to a 3-9...

AP Sports WriterMilwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason KiddBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd on Monday amid a midseason slide that has left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.It was a surprising end to Kidd's three-plus season tenure in...

AP Sports WriterStatus woe: Cavaliers not planning changes amid slumpBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue isn't changing his starting lineup or rotations despite Cleveland's current troubling state.A day after the Cavs gave up 148 points - tying a franchise record that stood since 1972 -...

AP Sports WriterStatus woe: Cavaliers not planning changes amid slumpBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) As LeBron James and some teammates practiced free throws at a nearby basket, coach Tyronn Lue addressed questions about the troubling state of the Cavaliers while sitting in a high-backed, cushioned chair.While he was...

Butler out for Wolves vs Raptors with sore right kneeMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jimmy Butler sat out Minnesota's game Saturday night against Toronto with a sore right knee, leaving the Timberwolves without their leading scorer against one of the Eastern Conference's top teams.Butler is averaging 21.7 points per game for...

Bucks' Antetokounmpo to miss 2 games to rest sore kneePHILADELPHIA (AP) Milwaukee Bucks leading scorer Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the next two games to rest a sore right knee.The Bucks announced Saturday that the All-Star would sit out the game at Philadelphia and Monday's home game against Phoenix....

AP Sports WriterThunder's Paul George doing it all for new teamBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder coach Billy Donovan can't pinpoint the best thing about Paul George.Oklahoma City's versatile forward averages just over 20 points per game, leads the league in steals and is third in 3-point goals...

AP Sports WriterDavis, Cousins: All-Star nods bode well for Pelicans pairingBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins figure they've proved they can co-exist to spectacular and prolific effect.Both big men have been named All-Star starters, giving them hope they'll be paired together beyond this season,...

Associated PressG Zach LaVine to make Bulls debut Saturday vs. PistonsBy DAN HAYESCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls plan to debut guard Zach LaVine just in time for his bobblehead nightLaVine, who was acquired in a draft-day trade that sent Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves, is expected to...

Associated PressG Zach LaVine to make Bulls debut Saturday vs. PistonsBy DAN HAYESCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls say guard Zach LaVine will make his debut with his new team 11 months after having surgery on a torn ACL in his left knee.LaVine, who was acquired in a draft-day...