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The MILWAUKEE and the DENVER will both be gunning for a victory on 11/11/2018 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MILWAUKEE BUCKS vs DENVER NUGGETS When: 8:00 PM  ET, Sunday, November 11, 2018 Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado ROT TEAM PS OU ML 507 MILWAUKEE -3.5 (-110) 223.5 (-110) 145 -165 508 DENVER TV: 8:05 PM LINE: -3.5 PREDICTION: DENVER , MILWAUKEE Oddsmakers currently have the DENVER listed...

AP Basketball WriterBelichick has quite a fan in Minnesota's ThibodeauBy JON KRAWCZYNSKITom Thibodeau has won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics, a gold medal with Team USA and been hired to take over the Minnesota Timberwolves and remake them to fit a vision he has carefully honed over...

Bulls to adhere to NBA rules about resting players, tankingCHICAGO (AP) Bulls executive vice president John Paxson says the team will no longer rest Robin Lopez or Justin Holliday after receiving a reminder from the league office about player rest and tanking.Paxson says the league communicated with the...

The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena. Golden State At Cleveland When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TV: 9 p.m. ET, ABC Join BetOnline and get up to...

AP Basketball WriterAntetokounmpo voted NBA's Defensive Player of the YearBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the fifth player to win that award and MVP in a career.The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star, who was MVP last...

76ers C Embiid leaves game with left ankle injuryLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Philadelphia center Joel Embiid left in the first quarter of the 76ers' game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday after hurting his left ankle.Embiid went up to contest a shot, then he backed up...

Doncic, Young lead list for Rising Stars game at All-StarCHICAGO (AP) All-Star starters Luka Doncic of Dallas and Trae Young of Atlanta headlined the list of players released Friday to participate in the Rising Stars game at All-Star weekend in Chicago.Also on the list: likely rookie of the...

Video appears to show deputy first shoved Raptors presidentOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A new video released by the attorneys of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri appears to show an Alameda County sheriff's deputy initially shoved him twice leading to an altercation moments after his team had defeated the Golden...

AP Basketball WriterNBA, union stiffen virus protocols, another game postponedBy TIM REYNOLDSWith four games called off this week already and more teams dealing with virus-related issues, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association enacted additional rules Tuesday in the hope of keeping the season going safely.For ''at least...

AP Basketball WriterPaul, Lowry among the All-Star reserves, with 6 first-timersBy TIM REYNOLDSThe All-Star Game is going to have plenty of new faces.The NBA released the list of the players Thursday voted by the league's head coaches as reserves for the Feb. 16 game in Chicago, including six who...

AP Sports WriterIt's done: Wade makes it official, signs with ClevelandBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James can hardly contain his excitement. Neither can Dwyane Wade.Wade made it official on Wednesday, saying he has picked the Cleveland Cavaliers for a one-year, $2.3 million deal. It was finalized shortly after...

The Latest: Protesters again block Sacramento NBA arenaSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Latest on the shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police (all times local):7:20 p.m.Protesters again blocked fans from entering the NBA arena as the Sacramento King's game began.They gathered to protest the March 18 killing...