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The PHOENIX and the SAN ANTONIO will both be gunning for a victory on 12/11/2018 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PHOENIX SUNS vs SAN ANTONIO SPURS When: 8:30 PM  ET, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 533 PHOENIX -11.5 (-110) 217 (-110) 500 -750 534 SAN ANTONIO TV: 8:35 PM LINE: -11.5 PREDICTION: SAN ANTONIO , PHOENIX Oddsmakers...

AP Sports WriterDivac, Moncrief, Sikma headline 2019 Hall of Fame classBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) NBA stars Vlade Divac, Sidney Moncrief and Jack Sikma are the headliners of the 2019 class for the Basketball Hall of Fame.The honorees were announced Saturday in Minneapolis before the Final Four.Also selected this...

AP Sports WriterDrummond scores 28, Sexton 26 as Cavaliers down Spurs in OTBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Andre Drummond returned from a leg injury to score 28 points and add 17 rebounds, and Kevin Love made a big 3-pointer in overtime to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-129...

Wizards' Isaiah Thomas out 6-8 weeks after thumb surgeryWASHINGTON (AP) Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas underwent thumb surgery and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.The team says Thomas ruptured the radial collateral ligament in his left thumb during routine workouts Monday and had surgery Wednesday. General manager...

The INDIANA and the ORLANDO will both be gunning for a victory on 4/8/2017 at 6:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. INDIANA vs ORLANDO When: 6:00 PM  ET, Saturday, April 8, 2017 Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 705 INDIANA 4 (-110) 210.5 (-110) -175 155 706 ORLANDO TV: 6 p.m. ET, FSN Indiana, FSN Florida (Orlando) LINE: 4 PREDICTION: Pacers 116,...

AP Sports WriterClippers unveil images, plans for lavish new Inglewood arenaBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Clippers have unveiled the first visual renderings of the arena complex they're hoping to build in Inglewood.The Clippers took the next step Thursday in their plans for an 18,500-seat arena...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Clippers trading for George, signing LeonardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations says the Los Angeles Clippers will be landing Kawhi Leonard as a free agent after they acquire Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a massive trade...

Dwight Howard misses Wizards season opener with injured backWASHINGTON (AP) New Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard is sitting out the team's season opener because of a lower-back injury.Howard missed all of training camp and Washington's entire exhibition schedule.Coach Scott Brooks said before the Wizards hosted the Miami Heat...

MIAMI (AP) - For the first time since Jan. 25, 2010, LeBron James returns to Miami as an opponent on Christmas Day when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Heat. Here's a look at perhaps the 10 most memorable moments of his times at AmericanAirlines Arena while donning the Heat...

Denver Nuggets promote Calvin Booth to general managerDENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets have promoted Calvin Booth to general manager.Booth, 44, is in his third season with the Nuggets after being hired as assistant GM in 2017. He succeeds Arturas Karnisovas, who left Denver in April to become the...

Simone Jelks promoted, is 7th woman to be full-time NBA refNEW YORK (AP) Simone Jelks was one of three referees promoted to full-time status by the NBA on Wednesday, making her the fifth woman on the current lineup of officials.Jelks joins the group of female NBA referees that...

Embiid fined $25,000 for criticizing refereesNEW YORK (AP) Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for public criticism of referees that included profanity.The penalty was announced Wednesday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations.Embiid's comments came at the end of his postgame...