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Hawks' F DeAndre' Bembry out 4-6 weeks with tricep injuryATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Hawks forward DeAndre' Bembry will miss at least a month with a strained right triceps and possibly the start of the regular season.The Hawks announced Wednesday that Bembry underwent an MRI last week. There was no...

AP Basketball WriterPorzingis says no timetable yet in return from torn ACLBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kristaps Porzingis thought he would go right back into the game when he hurt his knee last month.Now he's not sure when he can play again.Porzingis said Tuesday there is still no...

NEW YORK (AP) - Russell Westbrook scored 41 points - one shy of Wilt Chamberlain's record - and was selected MVP of the All-Star Game after leading the West to a 163-158 win over the East on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.Oklahoma City's flashy guard set a record...

Celtics' Jabari Bird charged with attacking his girlfriendBOSTON (AP) Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird choked his girlfriend multiple times, kicked her and prevented her from leaving his apartment before he collapsed in distress, prosecutors said at his arraignment Thursday.Bird, 24, was held on $50,000 bail after not-guilty pleas...

AP Basketball WriterRegardless of standings, the East road goes through LeBronBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) It only looks like parity.Consider it an April tradition: The franchise that goes into the Eastern Conference playoffs as the No. 1 seed changes annually. Toronto is on the brink of clinching the top...

AP Sports WriterTransition-oriented Wizards getting physical in postseasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) One game into the playoffs, Paul Millsap said his Atlanta Hawks were playing basketball while the Washington Wizards were ''playing MMA.''One game into the second round, Isaiah Thomas had his tooth knocked out by an elbow from...

AP Sports WriterWith Curry back, Warriors try to move on from worst recordBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Don't press Steve Kerr about last season. He would rather put it out of his memory and move on for good from the Golden State Warriors' last-place finish and missing the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets coach Steve Clifford agreed in principle to a multiyear contract extension Wednesday, with his team 8-6 with an overhauled roster.The team did not release financial terms for Clifford, who is in his third year with the club.Clifford has a career record of 84-94 since...

AP Sports WriterESPN to show film about Game 6 of 1998 NBA FinalsBy JOE REEDYThe final episodes of “The Last Dance” have aired, yet ESPN has one more program to show about the Chicago Bulls' sixth championship.ESPN will show “Game 6: The Movie” on Wednesday night at 9 p.m....

Thunder sends Luwawu-Cabarrot to Bulls for 2nd round pickOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma City Thunder have sent guard/forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and cash considerations to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for a protected 2020 second-round draft pick.The Thunder made the announcement Friday.Luwawu-Cabarrot appeared in 21 games this season, including...

NBA to have a Bubble MVP, All-Bubble team from seeding gamesLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) There will be an NBA Bubble MVP.The league announced that there will be an All-Seeding Games Team and a Player of the Seeding Games, honoring the best performers from the seeding games that...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has returned to practice after suffering a concussion last week.Thompson was a full participant in Monday's practice, a major step in the All-Star shooting guard's recovery. The Warriors say Thompson still needs to receive final clearance from doctors to...