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AP Sports WriterMirotic's return sparks Bulls to 6-game win streakBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Nikola Mirotic has turned into a matchup nightmare. Kris Dunn looks like one of the NBA's most promising young point guards, and Bobby Portis and David Nwaba have provided a spark off the bench.For a...

AP Sports WriterShooting for 2: Lakers retire Kobe Bryant's 8 and 24 jerseysBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Although Kobe Bryant has been asked many times, he still isn't sure who would win a mystical game of one-on-one between the young Kobe in his No. 8 Lakers jersey and...

AP Sports WriterShooting for 2: Lakers retire Kobe Bryant's 8 and 24 jerseysBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Although Kobe Bryant has been asked many times, he still isn't sure who would win a game of one-on-one between the young Kobe in his No. 8 Lakers jersey and his...

AP Sports WriterTwice as nice: Lakers retire Kobe Bryant's 8 and 24 jerseysBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Although Kobe Bryant has been asked many times, he still isn't sure who would win a game of one-on-one between the young Kobe in his No. 8 Lakers jersey and his...

Associated PressDragic scratched from Heat's lineup with strained elbowBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) Heat guard Goran Dragic was scratched from the starting lineup because of a strained left elbow, leaving Miami with just nine healthy players Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks.Coach Erik Spoelstra said Dragic tested his elbow...

Bulls F Markkanen returns from back spasmsCHICAGO (AP) Rookie forward Lauri Markkanen is back in the lineup for the Chicago Bulls after he missed three consecutive games with back spasms.Coach Fred Hoiberg says Markkanen will start Monday night against Philadelphia. The move returns Nikola Mirotic to a reserve...

Bucks assign Parker to Herd, request waivers on PaytonMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks have assigned injured forward Jabari Parker to the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA's G League.Parker's assignment means he can try to practice with the Herd as he recovers from a devastating left knee injury. He...

Forward Tyler Cavanaugh signs multi-year deal with HawksATLANTA (AP) Rookie forward Tyler Cavanaugh, who originally came to Atlanta on a two-way contract, has signed a multi-year deal with the Hawks.Cavanaugh has averaged 5.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in 19 games, including one start, since signing the two-way contract...

Heat forward James Johnson expected to miss 7 to 10 daysMIAMI (AP) The Miami Heat will be without starting forward James Johnson for at least two games and probably more after bursitis was found in his right ankle.Johnson left Miami's win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday...

LeBron wears 1 black shoe, 1 white shoe saying 'equality'WASHINGTON (AP) LeBron James made a statement with his shoes.James wore one black sneaker and one white sneaker for the first half of his Cleveland Cavaliers' game at the Washington Wizards on Sunday night - and each had the...

Associated PressEx-wife of Lorenzen Wright charged with murder in 2010 deathBy ADRIAN SAINZMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been charged in his slaying, more than seven years after his body was found in a field in his hometown of Memphis.Memphis Police Director...

Associated PressEx-wife of Lorenzen Wright charged with murder in 2010 deathBy ADRIAN SAINZMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Authorities say the ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been charged with first-degree murder in his death more than seven years ago.Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Saturday that Sherra Wright...