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Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose reiterated Wednesday night there is a chance he will sit out the entire season as he recovers from surgery to fix a torn ACL in his left knee. Rose said he isn't sure when he'll return to the floor. "I really don't know," he said....

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson will miss Tuesday night's game against the New Orleans Hornets because of a sore left heel. C.J. Watson will start in his place. With four days before their next game against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night, the Nets essentially are giving Johnson five...

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony missed his third straight game Saturday night against the Utah Jazz because of a lingering right knee injury, coach Mike Woodson said. Anthony first aggravated the knee in the first half of Monday's win against the Cleveland Cavaliers and hasn't been on the...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans signed veteran guard Archie Goodwin on Monday and waived injured guard Lance Stephenson, whose agent said the move stemmed from roster constraints and there are ''no hard feelings.'' ''They had no interest in letting Lance go, that's for sure,'' said Stephenson's agent, Mark...

After missing the last three games with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard made his return Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Howard was examined by Lakers' doctor Steve Lombardo before the game and cleared to return. Howard was injured in the second half of...

Jamal Crawford scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 107-96 on Sunday night for their 17th consecutive victory, becoming the third team in NBA history to record a perfect month. For more news, notes and analysis of the...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) David West is disgusted with the choice of Donald Trump for president. ''The guy who got elected, it's not just the fact he got elected but people voted for him,'' West said after shootaround Wednesday. ''That's the disheartening thing. I just think a lot of the things...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers starters Kevin Love and J.R. Smith could miss Friday's game against Miami because of injuries. Love did not take part in the morning shootaround because of lower back spasms. Smith hyperextended his left knee Monday in Toronto and sat out Wednesday's win in New York....

Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose joined his teammates for Wednesday's shootaround, marking the first time he's traveled with his team and participated in a workout on the road since tearing his ACL on April 28. "It's good," said coach Tom Thibodeau before Wednesday's 96-94 win over the Magic. "He's...

Miami's winning streak was in danger of disappearing -- in Cleveland, of all places. But LeBron James wouldn't give up. "That guy right there doesn't want to lose in this building," teammate Dwyane Wade said, nodding toward James, who left many angry Cavaliers fans behind when he bolted for Miami as...

DALLAS (AP) The Golden State Warriors flopped without Stephen Curry, getting blown out for just their second loss of the season behind 23 points for Dallas' J.J. Barea in a 114-91 victory for the Mavericks on Wednesday.Curry missed his first game of the season with a lower left...

The San Antonio Spurs are without Tony Parker and their usual fire on defense, but they still have Tim Duncan. They needed the All-Star power forward to overcome their alarming lack of defense. Duncan had 30 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, and the Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-113...