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AP Sports WriterWarriors center Zaza Pachulia sidelined at least a weekBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will be sidelined for at least a week.He underwent an MRI exam Tuesday and expressed his relief...

AP Sports WriterWarriors center Zaza Pachulia sidelined at least a weekBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will be sidelined for at least a week.He underwent an MRI exam Tuesday and expressed his relief...

AP Sports WriterWarriors center Zaza Pachulia sidelined at least a weekBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will be sidelined for at least a week.He underwent an MRI exam Tuesday and expressed his relief...

AP Sports WriterWarriors center Zaza Pachulia sidelined at least a weekBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will be sidelined for at least a week.He underwent an MRI exam Tuesday and expressed his relief...

Associated PressLeonard's 36 points lead Spurs by Thunder, Westbrook, 108-94By RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs have admired the outstanding season Russell Westbrook is having and the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard didn't disappoint in person.Neither did the Spurs, who took playing Westbrook as a great...

LeBron James labels Charles Barkley 'a hater' for criticismDALLAS (AP) LeBron James has apparently had enough of Charles Barkley's criticism.Barkley took issue last week with James' call for the Cavaliers to secure another playmaker to help contend for a second-straight NBA title. The outspoken TNT ''Inside the NBA''...

AP Sports WriterYogi who? Rookie helps last-place Mavs topple Cavs, 104-97By SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Yogi Ferrell was hours away from playing in an NBA Development League game when he got a call that Dallas wanted to sign him.Three days, two games and about 1,500 miles later, Cleveland stars...

Knicks' Porzingis out at Wizards with illnessWASHINGTON (AP) Kristaps Porzingis is out of the New York Knicks' lineup against the Washington Wizards because of an illness.The team announced Porzingis' absence about 15 minutes before the start of Tuesday night's game, saying Willy Hernangomez would start in his place....

All-Star guard DeRozan to miss 2 games with ankle injuryTORONTO (AP) All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors will miss the next two games because an injured right ankle.Coach Dwane Casey made the announcement before the Raptors hosted New Orleans on Tuesday night. DeRozan also will sit...

$300K worth of jewelry taken from Derek Fisher's LA homeLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles police say burglars got away with more than $300,000 worth of jewelry from the home of former Lakers guard Derek Fisher.Officer Drake Madison says the burglary happened Monday morning at the house in the...

AP Sports WriterWarriors coach Steve Kerr expects Curry back against HornetsBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry is eating well again, went through his shooting routine and worked out Tuesday, two days after the two-time reigning NBA MVP missed a game at Portland with the stomach flu. He...

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves starting to find themselves under ThibodeauBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves led by nine-point with under five minutes to play when the Orlando Magic made their charge.Over the next three minutes, that lead disappeared, just as so many others had earlier in the season....