NBA

LOS ANGELES (AP) Although Lamar Odom's marriage to Khloe Kardashian introduced him to untold millions of fans who don't know a power forward from a paparazzo, reality television notoriety was only a small part of a life largely spent in basketball.Odom won two NBA championships with the Los...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Kobe Bryant has left the Lakers' exhibition game against Sacramento with a bruised left leg and will not return.Bryant appeared to be kneed on a second-half drive to the basket and went to the locker room. The Lakers called his injury a left lower-leg contusion.Bryant...

WASHINGTON (AP) Wizards forward Alan Anderson had a second operation on his left ankle and no timeframe for his return has been determined.The team announced the latest surgery Tuesday.Anderson initially had surgery in May to remove bone spurs from his left ankle. But he still was in pain...

CHICAGO (AP) Derrick Rose may be cleared to begin activity within a week, and be able to practice shortly thereafter, Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said Monday.The Bulls haven't ruled Rose out for the opening game of the regular season against Cleveland Oct. 27. He had surgery Sept....

METAIRIE, La. (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans say they have signed 7-foot center Jerome Jordan.The Pelicans announced the move Sunday with centers Omer Asik (right calf) and Alexis Ajinca (right hamstring) dealing with injuries.Jordan played in 44 games last season for the Brooklyn Nets, averaging 3.1 points and...

LOS ANGELES (AP) A lawsuit has been dropped that alleged former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen assaulted a man at a sushi restaurant in 2013.Pippen's attorney, Mark Geragos, said Saturday that a countersuit Pippen filed against Camran Shafighi is also being dropped.Geragos says he and Pippen are delighted...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kevin Durant scored 13 points in his first home game since February, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey) 111-81 in preseason action Friday night.Durant, who missed most of last season with a broken right foot, was 6-of-10 shooting with five assists and...

NEW YORK (AP) Utah Jazz forward Trevor Booker has been suspended one game without pay for striking Los Angeles Lakers center Roy Hibbert with an open hand to the head.The league announced the fine on Friday.Booker was given two technical fouls and ejected for the hit in the...

MADRID (AP) Avery Bradley scored 17 points and the Boston Celtics ended their two-game European tour with a 111-96 victory over Real Madrid on Thursday night.Two days after a 33-point victory over Italy's Olimpia Milano, the Celtics looked good again, this time against a much more experienced Real...

NEW YORK (AP) A person with knowledge of the details says Knicks coach Derek Fisher was involved in an altercation with Memphis Grizzlies forward and former teammate Matt Barnes in California on Saturday.The New York Post, citing an anonymous source, reported Wednesday that the altercation was because Fisher...

HONOLULU (AP) Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell left their exhibition game against Utah in the first quarter Tuesday night with a bruised glute muscle.Russell, the second overall pick from Ohio State, went down in the paint with 7:42 left in the quarter after stepping in...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Ben Gordon ate avocados any time of day for their healthy fat, and also fueled his workouts with oatmeal and different juices or nutrient-rich smoothies.Gordon went the vegan route - no dairy or meat - for a stretch a few months back.''With that diet you...