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Mavs guard Brunson has shoulder surgery with season on holdDALLAS (AP) With the NBA season on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson went ahead with surgery for a right shoulder injury that had sidelined him for three weeks.The team said Friday that Brunson...

AP Basketball WriterIn tense political times, NBA heading to Israel this summerBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIAs the NBA prepares to bring its Basketball Without Borders program to Israel this summer, league officials hope that the first trip to the country can help bring children together during a time of increasing tension.Basketball...

Utah Jazz sign forward Royce O'NealeSALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz signed forward Royce O'Neale on Wednesday.Contract details were not released.The 6-foot-6, 215-pound wing played for Gran Canaria in Spain last season and averaged 8.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists. O'Neale was a member of the...

AP Sports WriterJR Smith tosses soup at assistant; Cavs ladle out 1-game banBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Chicken noodle or tomato? J.R. Smith didn't serve up any explanation.Cleveland's mercurial shooting guard declined an interview request Friday, a day after the Cavaliers suspended him one game for throwing a...

NEW ORLEANS (101)Babbitt 1-4 0-0 3, Davis 16-22 6-7 38, Asik 1-4 1-2 3, Holiday 4-12 0-0 11, Evans 6-17 0-0 12, Cunningham 3-5 0-0 6, Anderson 5-15 1-1 14, Rivers 2-4 0-0 4, Ajinca 5-7 0-0 10, Salmons 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-90 8-10 101.OKLAHOMA...

AP Basketball WriterEast champion Heat are thinking even bigger this seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) They don't have banner-raising ceremonies in Miami for anything other than NBA championships and jersey retirements. Eastern Conference title banners go to the rafters quietly, without fanfare.That's fine with Jimmy Butler.Miami's run to the...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - Cavaliers starting forward Kevin Love will return to the floor after missing two straight games to rest his body.Love sat out games in Orlando and Miami. He maintains the time off had nothing to do with a back injury.Love took part in the team's morning...

AP Basketball WriterNets see potential for improvement behind bolstered rosterBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) When the Los Angeles Lakers wanted to unload D'Angelo Russell to make way for Lonzo Ball, the Brooklyn Nets pounced.When Portland and Toronto faced summer salary-cap decisions, the Nets were happy to help.And by...

No. 1 pick Fultz out 3 games for 76ers with sore shoulderPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Markelle Fultz will miss the next three games with soreness in his right shoulder.Fultz, the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA draft, has had problems with his shoulder all season...

Mavericks star Luka Doncic sidelined by quadriceps contusionCHICAGO (AP) Luka Doncic sat out the Dallas Mavericks' game Sunday night against the Chicago Bulls because of a left quadriceps contusion.Doncic was injured Friday night in the second quarter of a home victory over Miami Heat. He continued to play...

AP Basketball WriterMore NBA games off, as league continues struggles with virusBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA gave Orlando coach Steve Clifford a call recently, telling him he had to do a better job of keeping his mask on during games.Clifford didn't argue.''Yes, sir,'' he said.Nobody would argue the need for...

AP Sports WriterShooting for 2: Lakers retire Kobe Bryant's 8 and 24 jerseysBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Although Kobe Bryant has been asked many times, he still isn't sure who would win a game of one-on-one between the young Kobe in his No. 8 Lakers jersey and his...