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AP Basketball WriterDisappointed Davis looks to bounce back for Lakers in Game 4By BRIAN MAHONEYThere is no escaping a bad night in the bubble.No going out for a good time. No getting away from the teammates a player feels he let down.There is only time to ponder it and...

AP Sports WriterRivers runs through it? 76ers count on championship with DocBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz got backhanded compliments from NBC's Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth on Sunday night for supposedly not knowing the 76ers had hired Doc Rivers as their coach. Eagles...

AP Basketball WriterHeat rule Dragic, Adebayo out of Game 3 of NBA FinalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic have been ruled out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, meaning the Miami Heat will be depleted once again Sunday night.Adebayo was ruled...

AP Basketball WriterComforts of NBA bubble not lost on Lakers' Danny GreenBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Game 3 of the NBA Finals would have been in Miami. There would have been 20,000 screaming fans in the arena, along with no shortage of other potential distractions in...

AP Basketball WriterComforts of NBA bubble not lost on Lakers' Danny GreenBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Game 3 of the NBA Finals would have been in Miami. There would have been 20,000 screaming fans in the arena, along with no shortage of other potential distractions in...

AP Basketball WriterJames' turnovers, Davis' fouls doom Lakers in Game 3 lossBy BRIAN MAHONEYLeBron James powered into the lane, looking to take another step toward an NBA title.Instead, he took too many steps.James was whistled for traveling, ending a possession that could have given the Los Angeles Lakers a...

AP Basketball WriterJames' turnovers, Davis' fouls doom Lakers in Game 3 lossBy BRIAN MAHONEYLeBron James powered into the lane, looking to take another step toward an NBA title.Instead, he took too many steps.James was whistled for traveling, ending a possession that could have given the Los Angeles Lakers a...

AP Basketball WriterComforts of NBA bubble not lost on Lakers' Danny GreenBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Game 3 of the NBA Finals would have been in Miami. There would have been 20,000 screaming fans in the arena, along with no shortage of other potential distractions in...

AP Basketball WriterHeat rule Dragic, Adebayo out of Game 3 of NBA FinalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Bam Adebayo headed out to the court a couple hours before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, getting some shots up in his typical pregame routine.That would be the...

AP Sports WriterHouse Call: 76ers expect Doc Rivers to lead on, off courtBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Doc Rivers used his voice as one of five Black coaches in the NBA to make some of his strongest statements condemning racial injustice.With playoff games postponed in the NBA bubble as...

AP Basketball WriterShort-handed Heat fight hard, but not good enough in Game 2By BRIAN MAHONEYUdonis Haslem stood. He pointed. He screamed.Too bad the Miami Heat's best display of toughness came on the bench.Their defense just wasn't good enough and their veteran forward let them know it during a timeout...

AP Basketball WriterDel Harris receives 2020's Chuck Daly achievement awardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Del Harris was a small-college player and once those days were over his life's goal was to be a successful small-college coach.He did quite a bit more than that.Harris was revealed Friday...