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AP Basketball WriterAP source: VanVleet staying with Raptors; Hayward to HornetsBy TIM REYNOLDSFred VanVleet bet on himself. It paid off.Gordon Hayward, meanwhile, is heading to a new home.VanVleet agreed Saturday to a four-year, $85 million contract to remain with the Toronto Raptors, a person with direct knowledge of the...

NBA hosts prison pickup games in social justice effortFOLSOM, Calif. (AP) The NBA is sending players and coaches into prisons to host pickup games with inmates as part of a new effort designed to lessen the stigmas around those behind bars.The Sacramento Kings kicked off the first in...

AP Sports WriterKemba Walker: Future with Hornets 'out of my control'By STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kemba Walker knows his future with the Charlotte Hornets is up in the air.But the two-time All-Star said he's not going to spend the offseason dwelling on where he'll be playing next season.Walker...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Zach LaVine is staying with the Chicago Bulls, after the team matched a four-year, $80 million offer sheet that he got from the Sacramento Kings. The Bulls made the announcement Sunday, two days after the Kings and LaVine agreed to the offer terms. LaVine was a restricted...

AP Sports WriterWizards' Oubre suspended for Game 4 for knocking over OlynykBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was suspended for Game 4 against the Boston Celtics after charging and knocking over Kelly Olynyk in Game 3.The NBA on Saturday announced Oubre's suspension without pay for...

Bucks say Giannis doubtful with ankle injury for Bulls gameMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks say Giannis Antetokounmpo is doubtful for Friday night's game against the Chicago Bulls with a sprained right ankle.The All-Star forward got hurt in the second quarter of a 127-120 loss on Wednesday to the...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Nearly an hour after the Cavaliers shook off the feisty Philadelphia 76ers for their 11th straight win, forward Kevin Love was still on the floor of an empty, sedate Quicken Loans Arena.As a few ushers, some curious police officers and maintenance workers watched, Love performed shooting...

J. Cole and Meek Mill to headline NBA All-Star GameNEW YORK (AP) Rapper J. Cole will headline the halftime show at the NBA All-Star Game.The seven-time Grammy Award nominee will return to his home state to perform a medley of hits at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Stephen Curry sitting out Game 1 against PelicansBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry's return from a knee injury will wait at least one more game.Curry was sitting out the opener of Golden State's Western Conference semifinal matchup against New Orleans as he continues to...

Hawks sell power forward Ryan Kelly to RocketsATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks have traded power forward Ryan Kelly to the Houston Rockets for cash considerations.Kelly averaged 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 16 games in two stints with the Hawks last season.The 6-foot-11, 230-pound Kelly was a second-round...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Paul Millsap had 25 points and 11 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 95-83 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.Jeff Teague added 16 points, despite spraining his left ankle in the first quarter.The Hawks trailed by 13...

AP Sports WritersAgent: Anthony Davis tells New Orleans that he wants a tradeBy TIM REYNOLDS and BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Anthony Davis wants out of New Orleans.And if a trade happens, it'll be on the Pelicans' schedule.The five-time All-Star has told the Pelicans that he wants to be...