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Cousins ejected while sitting on Warriors bench vs KnicksNEW YORK (AP) DeMarcus Cousins isn't even playing for Golden State yet and he's been ejected from a game.Cousins was thrown out in the first quarter of the Warriors' 128-100 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night after...

Timberwolves' Jimmy Butler has meniscal injury to right kneeMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota All-Star Jimmy Butler has a meniscal injury to his right knee that the Timberwolves are optimistic will not sideline him rest of the season as they try to end the NBA's longest playoff drought.The team stopped short...

AP Sports WriterWalker taking his time as Celtics look to resume playBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) For now the season debut of Celtics point guard Kemba Walker remains in a holding pattern.The Celtics haven't played a game in nearly a week thanks to the recent rash of coronavirus cases...

AP Basketball WriterTop recruit Jalen Green skips college, signs with G LeagueBy TIM REYNOLDSTop recruit Jalen Green said Thursday that he is skipping college and has signed with the G League for next season, becoming the first player to take advantage of a new potential path to the NBA.Green,...

AP Sports WriterSpurs coach Popovich misses game vs Hornets; Duncan fills inBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Spurs coach Gregg Popovich missed Tuesday night's game against the Charlotte Hornets because he is away to attend to personal business.The team announced former Spurs star and assistant coach Tim Duncan would...

The Latest: SWAC postpones fall sports, eyes spring footballBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on sports around the world:---The Southwestern Athletic Conference has postponed its fall athletic competition because of the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes to hold a shortened football season during the...

AP Sports WriterWizards' Lawson among late pickups helping NBA playoff teamsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Less than three weeks ago, Ty Lawson was playing professional basketball in China.Nowadays, he's one of the first subs off the bench for the Washington Wizards in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the...

Arison Foundation pledges $5 million for disaster reliefMIAMI (AP) The Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation announced a $5 million pledge Thursday to support relief efforts in communities affected by three recent disasters, including last month's Hurricane Florence.The foundation, led by the Miami Heat managing general partner and...

AP Sports WriterKawhi Leonard wins first Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP awardBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Kawhi Leonard made it look effortless, nailing one 3-pointer after another and nearly matching an All-Star Game record.The tough part came afterward. Finding the right words to express how he felt after becoming the...

Former Knicks, NYU player Cal Ramsey dies at 81NEW YORK (AP) Cal Ramsey, who starred at NYU in the 1950s and went on to play and broadcast for the New York Knicks, died Monday. He was 81.The Knicks said Ramsey died of cardiac arrest at The Riverside Premier...

Cavs' Love to miss against Pistons with sore left footDETROIT (AP) Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love will miss Thursday night's game against the Pistons with a sore left foot, another blow to a winless Cleveland team.Love missed three preseason games with an unspecified injury in the same foot. He...

AP Sports WriterKemba Walker, Enes Kanter join CelticsBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Enes Kanter took a playful swipe at him.Kemba Walker will try to replace him.Kyrie Irving is no longer with the Celtics, but his brief flameout in Boston is still on the minds of fans in the city...