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AP Sports WriterDerrick Rose leaves Cavaliers to handle "personal matter"By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Derrick Rose's injuries may have pushed him to a breaking point.The former league MVP, who has been trying to revive his career with the Cavaliers, left the team earlier this week to handle a personal...

Clippers' Patrick Beverley expected to miss rest of seasonBy The AssociatedLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is expected to miss the rest of the season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.Beverley had surgery Wednesday in Houston to repair a lateral meniscus. The procedure...

Clippers' Patrick Beverley expected to miss rest of seasonLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is expected to miss the rest of the season after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.The Clippers said Beverley had surgery Wednesday in Houston to repair a lateral meniscus. The surgery...

Nuggets could lose All-Star Paul Millsap for 3 monthsDENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets say they're exploring options to repair All-Star Paul Millsap's torn ligament in his left wrist amid concerns he'll need surgery that will sideline him until late February.Coach Mike Malone said at the team's shoot-around Wednesday...

Nuggets could lose All-Star Paul Millsap for 3 monthsDENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets say they're exploring options to repair All-Star Paul Millsap's torn ligament in his left wrist amid concerns he'll need surgery that will sideline him until late February.Coach Mike Malone said at the team's shoot-around Wednesday...

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo sits out against SunsPHOENIX (AP) Milwaukee star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was held out of the Bucks' lineup Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns because of right knee soreness.Antetokounmpo, second in the NBA in scoring at 29.7 points per game, sat out for the first time...

Bucks' Teletovic out 4 weeks; Henson to miss Suns gameMILWAUKEE (AP) Injuries are thinning the Milwaukee Bucks' frontcourt as they begin a Western Conference road trip.The team says forward Mirza Teletovic is expected to miss four weeks following arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to repair cartilage in his left...

AP Sports WriterCousins says he was ejected for using big-man fundamentalsBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans center DeMarcus Cousins says he was protecting a rebound the way all big men are taught when he was ejected for a flagrant foul during a game against Oklahoma City.Cousins was...

AP Sports WriterCousins says he was ejected for using big-man fundamentalsBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans center DeMarcus Cousins says he was protecting a rebound the way all big men are taught when he was ejected for a flagrant foul during a game against Oklahoma City.Cousins was...

Ray Allen tells Orlando court he was 'catfished'ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Retired NBA star Ray Allen said he is a victim of ''catfishing,'' and has asked a court to throw out a case where he is accused of stalking someone he met online.Allen filed an emergency motion in Orange...

Ray Allen tells Orlando court he was 'catfished'ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Retired NBA star Ray Allen believes he is a victim of ''catfishing,'' and has asked a court to throw out a case where he is accused of stalking someone he met online.Allen filed an emergency motion in Orange...

AP Sports WriterCavs guard Shumpert to miss week with sore kneeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert will miss a week with a left knee injury, the latest setback for a Cleveland point guard.With Derrick Rose and Isaiah Thomas out with injuries, Shumpert has been starting for...