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MIAMI (AP) By his own estimate, Kyrie Irving figures about half the people who shout at him in public use his name.The other half yell for Uncle Drew.The character Irving created - the old man who shows up at the playground and, as Drew would say, gets ''buckets''...

MIAMI (AP) The way Miami Heat President Pat Riley sees it, there are some real similarities between being a soldier and being a coach.And now, some former soldiers are getting a chance to prove him right.The Heat charitable fund has provided $200,000 to a program called Operation Coach,...

MIAMI (AP) Justise Winslow is two weeks into his NBA career, and here's just a partial list of some of the players the Miami Heat have already called upon him to guard: LeBron James, Paul George, James Harden and DeMar DeRozan.All big-time scorers.And Winslow hasn't flinched.''He's going to...

WASHINGTON (AP) Kevin Durant left at halftime with a strained left hamstring and Russell Westbrook took over, compiling a triple-double with 22 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Washington Wizards, 125-101 Tuesday.Durant, second in the NBA in scoring entering the...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Spurs star Tim Duncan has filed another lawsuit against a former financial adviser he contends has cost him millions of dollars in lost investments.The lawsuit filed last week claims Charles Banks of Atlanta urged Duncan to invest $1.1 million in a cosmetics company that Banks...

NEW YORK (AP) It's off to Florida now for Kobe Bryant, for two more games that will potentially be his last in those cities.The Los Angeles Lakers visit Miami on Tuesday and are in Orlando the next night. Yet even if he thinks these are his last trips,...

NEW YORK (AP) Lakers coach Byron Scott asked Kobe Bryant recently how he wants to handle his minutes this season.Bryant's response was about next season - there might not be one.Scott said Sunday that was when Bryant first told him this could be his last season in the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Houston's James Harden passed the 40 points milestone for the second straight game, accumulating 46 to lead the Rockets to a 109-105 win at the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.Harden not only had a team victory but outperformed MVP rival Stephen Curry, who had a...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Chris Paul has been ruled out for the Los Angeles Clippers' game against Houston due to a sore right groin.The All-Star guard got hurt in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's 112-108 loss at Golden State. Coach Doc Rivers says he expects Paul to be out...

NEW YORK (AP) Kobe Bryant always loved the history at Madison Square Garden, even before he made some of his own.There's so much to soak in, from the famous faces sitting courtside to the jerseys of great players that hang overhead.''I always try to take a look around,...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) With several early season matchups against playoff-caliber teams, the Orlando Magic have been flirting with posting a signature win.They finally got one, at the expense of one of the league's hottest teams.Tobias Harris had 20 points, including what turned out to be the decisive free...

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago's Derrick Rose finished strongly to pull the Bulls away from danger and lead the hosts to a 104-98 win against Oklahoma City on Thursday.The Bulls blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter but Rose scored 10 of his 29 points over the final 3-1/2...