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Before Alvin Gentry was fired by the Phoenix Suns, there had been three major -- sudden, shocking, impulse-driven -- coaching changes in the NBA this season that all seem to need explanation. Mike Brown (Los Angeles) gone five games into the season; Avery Johnson (Brooklyn) gone the day after Christmas,...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Russell Westbrook had his seventh consecutive triple-double Friday night in the Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Houston Rockets, the longest streak since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989. Westbrook got his 10th rebound with 7:46 left in the fourth quarter. He already had 16 points...

The Denver Nuggets and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Toyota Center. Denver At Houston When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TV: 8 p.m. ET, Altitude (Denver), Comcast SportsNet Houston, NBATV Prediction: Nuggets 109,...

Utah Jazz guard Gordon Hayward will miss his second straight game Wednesday night against the New Orleans Hornets with a sprained right shoulder. The team announced the decision following a morning practice. Hayward was unavailable Monday as well when the Jazz suffered their most lopsided home loss in franchise history, 125-80...

HOUSTON (AP) LeBron James hopes Johnny Football can get back to the player he was in college.The Cavaliers superstar dropped Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel as a business client earlier this month after his numerous off-the-field issues. But he's still rooting for the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner to turn...

NBA top draft Simmons' cousin killed in NJ hit-and-runHOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) Family members say the cousin of Ben Simmons, who was picked first by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA draft, has died after being struck by a car in a New Jersey neighborhood.Twenty-one-year-old Zachary Simmons died after...

The Phoenix Suns and the Charlotte Hornets will both be gunning for a victory on 3/26/2017 at 1:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Phoenix Suns vs Charlotte Hornets When: 3/26/2017 1:05 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS ...

NBA draft pick Ben Simmons' cousin killed in NJ hit-and-runHOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) Family members say the cousin of Ben Simmons, who was picked first by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA draft, has died after being struck by a car in a New Jersey neighborhood.Twenty-one-year-old Zachary Simmons died...

DALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks have signed guard Manny Harris and forward Jarrod Uthoff to 10-day contracts and assigned Harris to their NBA Development League affiliate, where he has played 27 games this season. The signings were announced Thursday after 10-day contracts had expired for guard Quinn Cook and forward...

Anthony Davis was nearly too ill to suit up. Instead, New Orleans' first overall draft choice sent the Boston Celtics out of the Big Easy with the sick feeling that accompanies a lost lead in the dying seconds. Davis outreached Kevin Garnett and Jeff Green for a last-second tip-in, and the...

Dwight Howard sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' game at Detroit on Sunday because of his ailing shoulder. Howard was scratched from Friday night's game at Minnesota with a sore right shoulder and returned to Los Angeles to receive platelet-rich plasma treatments. "It's extremely sore all over," Howard told reporters before...

LeBron James has received treatment on his left knee and expects to play Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a source close to the three-time league MVP told ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst. James landed awkwardly while attempting to catch a lob pass in the third quarter Sunday during the Miami Heat's 99-93...