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AP Basketball WriterHeat raise Chris Bosh's No. 1 jersey to the raftersBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Chris Bosh stood at center court, looked out at the Miami Heat fans and just let the words flow. He spoke about his health scare in 2015. He spoke of his grandfather, the...

Bulls exercise options on McDermott, Portis, GrantCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls have exercised their fourth-year option on forward Doug McDermott as well as third-year options on forward Bobby Portis and guard Jerian Grant.The moves Friday keep all three players under contract through the 2017-18 season.The 6-foot-8 McDermott has...

AP Sports Writer76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffsBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Brett Brown on Monday, a day after his seventh season ended in a first-round postseason sweep.The 76ers were 43-30 this season and had woefully underachieved in a year...

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on 1/7/2017 at 7:35 PM when they battle in a NBA Matchup. New Orleans Pelicans vs. Boston Celtics When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2017 Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 703 NEW ORLEANS -7 (-110) 214.5 (-110) 250 -330 704 BOSTON TV:...

Hawks’ Huerter to miss 3-game road trip to rehab shoulderATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks say guard Kevin Huerter will miss their upcoming road trip while he recovers from a shoulder injury.Huerter strained his left rotator cuff when fouled by Denver's Nikola Jokic on Nov. 12. He was examined...

AP Basketball WriterGobert health scare shuts down NBA, teammate tests positiveBy TIM REYNOLDSIt started as a joke: Before leaving a post-practice interview session Rudy Gobert touched all the tape recorders that were placed before him on a table, devices that reporters who cover the Utah Jazz were using during...

AP Sports WriterGiant LeBron James banner getting championship upgradeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The colossal LeBron James banner soaring over downtown is getting a small - but significant - upgrade.The iconic, 10-stories-tall mural is being removed this week and replaced with a new one that includes a gold patch...

AP Basketball WriterIrving, Nets each fined $25,000 for point guard's silenceBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The NBA is making Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets pay for the point guard's silence.The league fined Irving and the team $25,000 apiece Thursday because he has refused to speak to the...

Bucks' Budenholzer fills out new staff with ex-HawksMILWAUKEE (AP) New Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer is filling his staff with assistants who worked with him while he was with the Atlanta Hawks.The Bucks named Darvin Ham, Taylor Jenkins, Charles Lee, Ben Sullivan and Patrick St. Andrews as assistant...

NBA investigating Lakers amid George tampering allegationNEW YORK (AP) The NBA says it has opened an investigation to see if the Los Angeles Lakers tampered with Paul George while he was under contract with the Indiana Pacers.The probe is being handled by the New York-based law firm of...

The fans at Toyota Center will be treated to a game between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets when they take their seats on Saturday. Golden State At Houston When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, May 23, 2015 Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN PREDICTION: Rockets 109, Warriors...

76ers' Tobias Harris falls in Game 3 vs. Celtics, cuts eyeLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) 76ers forward Tobias Harris left Game 3 of Philadelphia's first-round playoff matchup with Boston after bloodying his face in a fall. The team said he suffered a left eye laceration and was being...