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The fans at American Airlines Center will be treated to a game between the Denver Nuggets and the Dallas Mavericks when they take their seats on Monday. Denver Nuggets vs. Dallas Mavericks When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, December 12, 2016 Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas ...

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings meet at Golden 1 Center. LA LAKERS vs SACRAMENTO When: 10:30 PM ET, Monday, December 12, 2016 Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California ROT ...

The fans at STAPLES Center will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers when they take their seats on Monday. Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Clippers When: 10:30 PM ET, Monday, December 12, 2016 Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) King James is set to tell the story of The Greatest. Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James will be the executive producer of an HBO documentary on Muhammad Ali, who died earlier this year. The as-yet-untitled film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also helmed the boxing...

John Legend gets the 'Green Light' for NBA All-Star gigNEW YORK (AP) John Legend will return to the NBA All-Star weekend as the game's halftime performer, it was announced Monday.The Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter performed the national anthem at the annual showcase in Houston in 2013. He was...

AP Basketball WriterOptimism remains as NBA CBA talks near critical deadlineBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIAfter months of optimism surrounding a potential new collective bargaining agreement that would allow the NBA and the players' union to avoid another work stoppage, the momentum has slowed a bit as a critical date approaches.Both sides...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) At the end of November, Derrick Rose brought his New York Knicks to Target Center, the building Tom Thibodeau now calls home with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Adversaries that night, Thibodeau and Rose spent five years together in Chicago grinding out victories and trying to restore the Bulls as...

MIAMI (AP) The NBA is going to take a look at having more officials on the court. The league said Monday that nine upcoming NBA Development League games will feature four- and five-person crews instead of the customary three, in an effort to collect data and see if having additional...

AP Basketball WriterNBA Development League to tinker with 4- and 5-person crewsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA is going to take a look at having more officials on the court.The league said Monday that nine upcoming NBA Development League games will feature four- and five-person crews instead of...

James records 7,000 career assist in Cavs win over HornetsCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James recorded his 7,000th career assist in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 116-105 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, becoming the first frontcourt player in NBA history to reach the plateau.The 31-year-old James, who moved into ninth...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Boston Celtics got a scare when they were told of a bomb threat on their private flight to Oklahoma City. The Boston Globe (http://bit.ly/2hbx9Jc ) reports the plane landed safely around 5:00 p.m. at Will Rogers World Airport, where players were told to leave their bags...

Pistons send Johnson, 2 others to D-LeagueAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Pistons assigned forwards Stanley Johnson and Henry Ellenson and guard Michael Gbinije to the team's D-League affiliate in Grand Rapids.The moves came before Grand Rapids hosted Delaware on Saturday night. The Pistons were off Saturday. Detroit...