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AP Sports WriterCavs' All-Star Love sidelined with left knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss at least one game with a left knee injury.Love experienced soreness following Saturday's win over Denver. He underwent an MRI on Sunday and the Cavs said he will...

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers' scheduled NBA game Saturday night against the Detroit Pistons was postponed till Sunday because of potentially severe weather conditions.The game Sunday at Moda Center is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. PST. ''The safety of our fans and players is always the highest...

Associated Press No matter position, Simmons centerpiece of 76ers' offenseBy ANTHONY SANFILIPPOPHILADELPHIA (AP) No matter what position he ends up playing, Ben Simmons is going to be the centerpiece of the Philadelphia 76ers' offense. ''He's a facilitator, a distributor and he's going to have the ball in his hands a lot,''...

OAKLAND, California (AP) The defending champion Golden State Warriors set the record for best start in NBA history at 16-0, as Stephen Curry had 24 points and nine assists in a 111-77 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.With their coach sidelined, the Warriors surpassed the 15-0...

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls have assigned guard R.J. Hunter to the Windy City Bulls of the NBA D-League. Hunter was signed by Chicago on Oct. 27, and has not played in a game. The Bulls announced the move on Tuesday. They visit Atlanta on Wednesday.

CLEVELAND (AP) Blinking back tears, LeBron James extended his right ring finger, the one sparkling with 400 diamonds, and touched the championship banner. As it rose from a golden, miniature Cleveland skyline toward the ceiling, Queen's ''We Are The Champions'' filled Quicken Loans Arena and Cavs fans sang along with...

DENVER (AP) Stephen Curry was just about unstoppable in the fourth quarter, except near the very end.Curry scored 20 of his 38 points in the final period but lost the ball under defensive pressure from Danilo Gallinari in the last moments, allowing the Denver Nuggets to hang on...

LeBron James doesn't think it's possible to be paid his actual value under the current NBA rules. Because of it he said he's been willing to sacrifice on his contracts. "What I do on the floor shows my value. At the end of the day, I don't think my...

OAKLAND, California (AP) At every stop, in every road arena, Kobe Bryant is reflecting on 20 years of memories and many great basketball games.He's enjoying every second of this farewell ride despite all the losing, which isn't exactly how he intended to go into retirement.The 37-year-old Bryant returned...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Kobe Bryant, who has won five NBA championships, will be part of Sina's pregame and postgame livestream of Game 3 of the NBA Finals in China.The Lakers superstar will provide analysis before and after Tuesday night's game, joining host Huang Shuo remotely from Los Angeles.Bryant remains...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Escorted by family members and friends, LeBron James walked out of Quicken Loans Arena cradling his sleepy youngest son with his left arm while clutching an expensive bottle of champagne in his right hand.It was time for one James to go to bed, the other to...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Wizards added scoring punch to their bench on the eve of the trade deadline, acquiring swingman Bojan Bogdanovic from the Brooklyn Nets. Washington also got forward Chris McCullough in the deal and sent a lottery-protected 2017 first-round pick, Marcus Thornton and Andrew Nicholson to Brooklyn. The...