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Heat sign former Celtics forward Jordan MickeyMIAMI (AP) The Miami Heat have signed forward Jordan Mickey to a contract that will pay him about $1.5 million this season.Mickey spent parts of the last two seasons with the Boston Celtics, appearing in 41 regular-season games and four postseason games....

AP Basketball WriterPlanting seeds: McGruder showing kids options within sportsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Rodney McGruder had a backup plan. He was going to coach if the chance to play in the NBA never arrived, and spent his high school and college years preparing for both scenarios.He's hoping kids...

AP Sports WriterNikola Jokic suspended 1 game for leaving benchBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic's one-game suspension for leaving the bench during an altercation took Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone by surprise.''I felt - we felt - pretty strongly that he would not be suspended based on other...

Wade says if he plays, he'll be with Heat this seasonLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) If Dwyane Wade plays this season, it will be in a Miami Heat uniform.It's still a significant ''if.''Wade, speaking Saturday night during an appearance at the Jr. NBA World Championship, told reporters that...

Chris Paul re-elected as president of the NBPANEW YORK (AP) Chris Paul has been re-elected as president of the National Basketball Players Association.Paul's new four-year term begins immediately. He will be assisted by the union's newly elected vice president, Garrett Temple of the Sacramento Kings.In his first term...

AP Sports WriterMichael Jordan's recruitment helped Hornets land HaywardBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets owner Michael Jordan and general manager Mitch Kupchak had no intentions of spending money on a big-name free agent this offseason.But things changed quickly when Gordon Hayward opted out of his contract with the...

The LA LAKERS and the PORTLAND will both be gunning for a victory on 10/18/2018 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LOS ANGELES LAKERS vs PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS When: 10:30 PM  ET, Thursday, October 18, 2018 Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 LA LAKERS -3 (-110) 222 (-110) 135 -155 506 PORTLAND TV: 10:35 PM LINE: -3 PREDICTION: PORTLAND , LA LAKERS Oddsmakers...

Nets acquire Faried, Arthur from NuggetsNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets have acquired forwards Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur along with a 2019 first-round pick from the Denver Nuggets.The Nets also received a second-round pick in 2020 in the trade announced Friday. They sent guard Isaiah Whitehead to...

AP Sports WriterSpurs draft picks strong in 106-96 win over HornetsBy STEVE REEDThe San Antonio Spurs' draft picks are stepping up in the NBA Summer League.Second-round picks Keldon Johnson and Quinndary Weatherspoon each scored 19 points and first-rounder Luka Samanic added 16 to lead the Spurs to a 106-96...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: Covington, Capela on move in 4-team tradeBy TIM REYNOLDSRobert Covington is going to the Houston Rockets and Clint Capela is going to the Atlanta Hawks as the headline moves in a complicated trade that was struck early Wednesday involving four teams, 12 players and at...

The ORLANDO and the TORONTO will both be gunning for a victory on 1/31/2021 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ORLANDO vs TORONTO When: 1/31/2021 7:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 523 ORLANDO -5.5 (-110) 215.5 (-110) 180 -220 524 TORONTO TV: 7:00 PM LINE: -5.5 PREDICTION: TORONTO , ORLANDO Oddsmakers currently have the TORONTO listed as -5.5 point favorites versus the ORLANDO,...

LAS VEGAS -- Kobe Bryant said Steve Nash can go to sleep at night knowing he did everything he could in order to return this season. Bryant also said that if he was in Nash's position, he would accept his fate as well. "You can control what you can control," Bryant...