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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Kyrie Irving is the point guard for the world champions. Whether that's the round world or the flat world is not exactly clear. The Cleveland point guard made headlines in recent days when he questioned whether the Earth was round, first making the remarks on a podcast and...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Older, wiser and more aware of the world, LeBron James isn't afraid of letting his views known on politics or social issues or even the business of basketball. It wasn't always that way. But in his 14th season, with more NBA playing years in his rear-view mirror than...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) The Latest on Saturday's NBA All-Star events (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Glenn Robinson III of the Indiana Pacers is the All-Star slam dunk champion. Robinson beat Derrick Jones Jr. of the Phoenix Suns in the final round. Robinson clinched the win with a perfect 50 on the final...

AP Basketball WriterMired in more turbulent times, can Knicks find a way out?By BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) When Charles Oakley was yanked from his seats and put into handcuffs, the New York Knicks didn't just embarrass a stalwart from their past.They may have ensured more futility in their...

Police: Former Syracuse, Celtics center Fab Melo dead at 26SAO PAULO (AP) Former Syracuse University and Boston Celtics center Fab Melo has died in his native Brazil, military police said Sunday. He was 26.An emergency call Saturday night brought police and paramedics to Melo's house in Juiz de...

AP Basketball WriterMired in more turbulent times, can Knicks find a way out?By BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) When Charles Oakley was yanked from his seats and put into handcuffs, the New York Knicks didn't just embarrass a stalwart from their past.They may have ensured more futility in their...

Police: Former Syracuse, Celtics center Fab Melo dead at 26SAO PAULO (AP) Military police say former Syracuse University and Boston Celtics center Fab Melo has died in his native Brazil. He was 26.A police sergeant who gave his name only as Couto says an emergency call Saturday night...

Ex-Knick Sprewell returns to MSG, 2 days after Oakley's banNEW YORK (AP) Former Knicks star Latrell Sprewell has returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 13 years, just two days after Charles Oakley was banned from the building.Sprewell sat behind the baseline Sunday next to...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Nuggets trade Nurkic to Trail Blazers for PlumleeBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Denver Nuggets have traded big man Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers for center Mason Plumlee.The person spoke to...

AP Sports WriterCavs' All-Star Love sidelined with left knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Kevin Love's sore left knee will sideline him for at least one game and could keep him out of the All-Star game.Love complained of soreness in his knee following Saturday's win over Denver....

AP Basketball WriterBulls' Wade, Butler, Mirotic, Zipser all out vs. WolvesBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Chicago Bulls were severely short-handed for Sunday's game against Minnesota. If Jimmy Butler's heel doesn't improve quickly, the Eastern Conference could face a similar issue in the All-Star game next weekend.The Bulls scratched...

AP Sports WriterCavs' All-Star Love sidelined with left knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss at least one game with a left knee injury.Love experienced soreness following Saturday's win over Denver. He underwent an MRI on Sunday and the Cavs said he will...