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CLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving's return date remains a mystery.The All-Star point guard, who has missed Cleveland's first 23 games recovering from a broken kneecap sustained in the NBA Finals, said Wednesday that he won't be playing Thursday night against Oklahoma City.Irving traveled with the Cavs on their road...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Milwaukee Bucks guard Greivis Vasquez will be out for at least three months after undergoing surgery on his right ankle.Coach Jason Kidd announced Vasquez's prognosis after the surgery Tuesday.Vasquez had surgery in New York to remove a bone spur and loose bodies. Kidd says Vasquez's...

NEW YORK (AP) Veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy has told Yahoo Sports he is gay, nearly two weeks after Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo directed a gay slur at him during a game.Kennedy said he is ''proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio built a giant 46-point lead thanks to its smothering defense before easing up to beat Utah 118-81 on Monday and extend its stellar start to the NBA season.The Spurs improved to 21-5 - the second-best start in franchise history - and retained their...

MIAMI (AP) The streak is over, and the Miami Heat know exactly what the Golden State Warriors are going through right now.There's the initial disappointment and frustration, followed by some reflection and probably appreciation of what the streak was - a 27-game stretch of consecutive wins for the...

MIAMI (AP) Miami took the lead for the first time in the game with just 21.9 seconds left and completed a comeback from 16 points down to beat Memphis 100-97 on Sunday.The Heat ended a run of three successive defeats and moved back within a game of the...

MILWAUKEE (AP) Golden State's record winning streak to start the season ended at 24 games when the Warriors were beaten 108-95 at Milwaukee on Saturday.Their 28-game streak, counting the final four games of last season, also came to a halt, ending the Warriors' quest to reach the longest...

BOSTON (AP) Stephen Curry scored 38 points as the Golden State Warriors improved to 24 wins with loss this season by outlasting the Boston Celtics 124-119 in double overtime Friday night.Counting the wins in their final four games last season, the defending NBA champions have taken 28 in...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Monta Ellis had 24 points, six assists and six steals to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat 96-83 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak.Ian Mahinmi scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Paul George,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) John ''Hot Rod'' Williams, a popular sixth man with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1986 to 1995, has died.Williams' agent, Mark Bartelstein, says Williams died Friday in a Baton Rouge hospital from complications related to prostate cancer. He was 53.The 6-foot-11 Williams was a Louisiana...

CHICAGO (AP) Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin was ejected from Thursday's game against the Bulls following a hard foul against Chicago's Taj Gibson.Griffin knocked him to the floor with a shot to face as Gibson went up for a shot inside with 5:59 left in the third...

TORONTO (AP) DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Kyle Lowry added 19 as the Toronto Raptors ended the San Antonio Spurs' four-game winning streak with a 97-94 victory on Wednesday.Luis Scola had 16 points and Toronto never trailed in handing San Antonio just its third loss in the...