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Jazz C Rudy Gobert out with injured left kneeCLEVELAND (AP) Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is out because of an injured left knee and will be reevaluated in two weeks.Gobert had an MRI on Saturday that revealed a sprained posterior cruciate ligament and a bone bruise. He was...

AP Sports WriterNot since '79: Wall, Beal eye 50 wins, East finals for WizBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) John Wall is a perennial All-Star. Backcourt mate Bradley Beal might finally get that sort of recognition this season.What both of the Washington Wizards' starting guards in their 20s would really...

AP Basketball WriterChallenges upheld: Pacers, Kings get calls changed in IndiaBy TIM REYNOLDSOfficially, it's an NBA first: Coaches successfully argued referees' calls Saturday.Sacramento's Luke Walton became the first coach to win a challenge - a new option for coaches to use in the NBA this season - when he...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers believe trade for All-Star Drummond was 'steal'By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The victories have been scarce for the Cavaliers this season, overwhelmed by so many ugly losses, so many unwatchable moments.However, they're certain they won the NBA trading deadline. Landing two-time All- Star Andre Drummond is...

Mason Plumlee undergoes surgery to fix core-muscle injuryDENVER (AP) Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee underwent surgery to fix a core-muscle injury.The team said Plumlee had the procedure performed Thursday morning by Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia.Plumlee is expected to return to basketball activities this summer and be ready...

Associated PressCharles Oakley wins right to jury decision on assault claimBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) A jury can decide whether former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley was ejected from Madison Square Garden with excessive force when he was removed as a spectator to a 2017 game, an...

Associated PressWith defense clicking, Raptors focused on deep playoff runBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Raptors have reason to believe this is the year their playoff run doesn't end in failure and frustration.Just ask the Orlando Magic, who have seen firsthand how good this Raptors team can be.Kawhi...

Former NBA, ABA coach Tom Nissalke dead at 87SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Tom Nissalke, who won coach of the year honors in the NBA and ABA, has died. He was 87.Nissalke passed away at his home in Salt Lake City on Thursday after facing a ''series of health-related...

CLEVELAND (AP) - The latest from Game 3 of the NBA Finals:---12:30 a.m.Kobe Bryant has weighed in on the NBA Finals.''Cavs playing as if their life is on the line,'' Bryant wrote on Twitter after Game 3, getting retweeted more than 10,000 times within the first six minutes of...

A banged-up Memphis Grizzlies squad will try to patch together another victory with a makeshift lineup when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. Due to injuries to several key players and a personal leave for forward Zach Randolph, the Grizzlies have been able to dress just nine...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Suns, Ariza agree to 1-year, $15 million contractBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) A person with knowledge of the situation says forward Trevor Ariza has agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the Phoenix Suns.The person asked to remain anonymous because the agreement cannot be...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Milwaukee Bucks guard Greivis Vasquez will be out for at least three months after undergoing surgery on his right ankle.Coach Jason Kidd announced Vasquez's prognosis after the surgery Tuesday.Vasquez had surgery in New York to remove a bone spur and loose bodies. Kidd says Vasquez's...