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The CLEVELAND and the CHICAGO will both be gunning for a victory on 12/4/2017 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. CLEVELAND vs CHICAGO When: 8:00 PM  ET, Monday, December 4, 2017 Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PS OU ML 511 CLEVELAND (-110) (-110) 512 CHICAGO TV: 8 p.m. ET, FS Ohio (Cleveland), WGN (Chicago) LINE: PREDICTION: Cavaliers 115, Bulls 103 Oddsmakers currently have the...

Lakers' Anthony Davis grateful thumb injury isn't seriousEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Anthony Davis hopes to return to the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup for their next preseason game after confirming his thumb injury isn't serious.Davis went through a full practice with the Lakers on Tuesday.The Lakers' superstar newcomer jammed...

NBA hosts prison pickup games in social justice effortFOLSOM, Calif. (AP) The NBA is sending players and coaches into prisons to host pickup games with inmates as part of a new effort designed to lessen the stigmas around those behind bars.The Sacramento Kings kicked off the first in...

The Atlanta Hawks and the Phoenix Suns will both be gunning for a victory on 3/30/2021 at 10:00 PM when they meet in an NBA game matchup. ATLANTA vs PHOENIX When: 3/30/2021 10:00 PM Where: Phoenix Suns Arena, Phoenix, AZ ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 ATLANTA 5.5 (-110) 222.5 (-110)  180 -220 506 PHOENIX TV: 10:00 PM LINE: -220 PREDICTION: Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns Oddsmakers currently have Phoenix...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA, union forward talks on ending 'one-and-done'By TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA and its players are continuing to move forward on plans to eliminate the ''one-and-done'' rule in college basketball, something that the sides have been working toward for months.The league has sent a...

AP Sports WriterSmith back with Mavericks, starts against Clippers in returnBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith has returned after a week away from the team amid trade rumors, and with the second-year player's role in question because of the emergence of rookie sensation Luka...

Wizards backup center Mahinmi joins growing list of injuredWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards backup center Ian Mahinmi will miss the start of the regular season because of a strained right Achilles tendon, joining the team’s long list of injured players.The Wizards said Thursday that Mahinmi “will be treated conservatively”...

AP Sports WriterThunder look to live up to high expectations vs. JazzBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The last time Carmelo Anthony was in the playoffs, he was with the New York Knicks facing rising star Paul George and the Indiana Pacers back in 2013.Now, Anthony and George are...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is expected to miss an extended period of time after an MRI revealed he has a torn labrum in his right shoulder.The team made the announcement Monday, but would not say if he needed surgery or how long he will...

AP Basketball WriterAnother NBA Finals brings another huge challenge for LeBronBy BRIAN MAHONEYBOSTON (AP) LeBron James will get a couple days to catch his breath, then make his annual June journey to Golden State or down to Houston to face a team far better than his.His eighth straight...

AP Basketball WriterRockets' Westbrook says he tested positive for coronavirusBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season.Westbrook made...

AP Basketball WriterNBA shuttering facilities, as more teams face positive testsBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA has told its teams to close their training and practice facilities to all players and staff starting Friday, a development that came on a day where four more teams revealed they have had players or...