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SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio extended its perfect home record and notched the second-best season start in franchise history when it beat Indiana 106-92 on Monday.The Spurs are 16-0 at home and 21 of their 24 wins this season have been by double figures.They moved eight games clear...

LeBron James may consider grounding his popular dunking warm-up routine before Miami Heat games if the criticism keeps coming his way. The league's reigning three-time MVP said Tuesday he never intended for his acrobatic dunking display in the Heat's layup line to become a potential distraction that apparently has given...

Guard Jordan Farmar rejoins Kings after they released himSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Guard Jordan Farmar is back with the Sacramento Kings, signing as a free agent nine days after being cut by the team.In four preseason games for Sacramento, he averaged 6.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He...

CLEVELAND -- Kyrie Irving has been ruled out for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Atlanta Hawks because of tendinitis in his left knee, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced approximately 45 minutes before tipoff on Sunday. Irving was evaluated by team medical personnel before the game and the...

June 15 - Draft early-entry withdrawal deadline (5 p.m. EDT).June 25 - NBA draft.July 1 - Free agency opens.July 9 - Free-agent contracts can be signed.July 10-20 - NBA Summer League, Las Vegas.

Some Utah Jazz players watched the Lakers-Clippers game on a big-screen television inside the locker room while they prepared to face the Golden State Warriors. Others followed the contest on cellphones while riding on the late bus to the arena. Coach Tyrone Corbin just checked the final score...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Thunder star Kevin Durant will miss his fourth straight game with a sprained right ankle. He sat out again Thursday on the road against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Durant was injured last Thursday in a loss at Golden State. Durant missed the Thunder's first 17...

ATLANTA (AP) Russell Westbrook extended his streak of triple-doubles to six games, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 102-99 victory over the skidding Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Westbrook scored 32 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and doled out 12 assists, carrying on the NBA's longest run of triple-doubles since...

AP Sports WriterFormer No. 5 pick Exum, Hill to compete for minutes on JazzBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Dante Exum has been consistently called the point guard of the future after being drafted No. 5 overall in 2014 by the Utah Jazz. That doesn't mean he'll be...

Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy made nice after a brief fallout in Orlando and have remained friends with regular text messages, often about Howard's new role with the Los Angeles Lakers. Their continuing correspondence is frank, and Van Gundy has been open about his assessment of the center. Speaking...

NEW YORK (AP) Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis is missing his second straight game because of a sore left Achilles' tendon. Carmelo Anthony and Courtney Lee were back in the starting lineup against Orlando after missing all or part of the last game, but the Knicks decided to give Porzingis another...

The Washington Wizards say point guard John Wall has received "full medical clearance" and will make his season debut Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Wall completed his third straight day of practice with no setbacks Friday. He said he's feeling no discomfort in his knee. The former No. 1 overall...