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Lakers' Caldwell-Pope serving sentence at detention centerLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is serving a 25-day sentence at an Orange County detention center after violating his probation on a drunken driving arrest, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.Caldwell-Pope is allowed to leave the Seal Beach...

AP Sports WriterCavs assign Isaiah Thomas to Canton team to practiceBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers have assigned injured point guard Isaiah Thomas to their Canton G-League team so he can practice.Thomas is nearing his debut with Cleveland after being sidelined all season with a hip injury, and...

Semi-truck plunges into pool owned by Portland Trail BlazerPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A semi-truck hauling a large trash bin has crashed and plunged into a swimming pool in Portland.KATU reports that tax records show the residence where the accident happened Wednesday is owned by Portland Trail Blazers player Evan...

Semi-truck plunges into pool owned by Portland Trail BlazerPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A semi-truck hauling a large trash bin has crashed and plunged into a swimming pool in Portland.KATU reports that tax records show the residence where the accident happened Wednesday is owned by Portland Trail Blazers player Evan...

Nash, Kidd, Hill, Allen eligible for basketball Hall of FameSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, fellow star point guard Jason Kidd, Grant Hill and Ray Allen are among six first-year candidates for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.The Detroit Pistons backcourt of Chauncey Billups and...

AP Sports WriterCavs coach Tyronn Lue misses game with illnessBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue missed Thursday night's game against Chicago with an undisclosed illness.Lue did his usual media session about 90 minutes before tip-off and was seen in the team's locker room before the game....

76ers' Joel Embiid missed 3rd straight game with sore backPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is sitting out a third straight game because of back pain.Coach Brett Brown said less than two hours before Thursday's game against Toronto that Embiid was ''probable'' and would play barring a...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers assign Isaiah Thomas to G-League team to practiceBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Isaiah Thomas is one big step closer to joining the Cavaliers.Cleveland assigned the All-Star point guard to its Canton G-League team so he could practice and scrimmage with the Charge on Thursday, a significant...

Gallinari out for Clippers until at least JanuaryLOS ANGELES (AP) Danilo Gallinari will be out for the Los Angeles Clippers until at least January with a partial tear of his left glute muscle.The team said Wednesday night the forward from Italy will continue to rehab and be re-evaluated...

Ex-wife of slain NBA player Wright is fighting extraditionRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright is fighting authorities' attempt to extradite her from California to Tennessee, where she is charged with killing him in 2010.Sherra Wright made a very brief appearance Wednesday in Riverside...

AP Sports WriterIsaiah Thomas could be playing for Cavaliers next weekBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Isaiah Thomas played Santa Claus on Wednesday. Soon, he'll be playing point guard for the Cavaliers.Thomas said he could be on the floor in games as early as next week for Cleveland after...

Lakers' Brook Lopez has sprained ankle, will be reevaluatedEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Center Brook Lopez sprained his right ankle during the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors.The team said an MRI confirmed Tuesday that Lopez has a moderate sprain and he will be reevaluated...