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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is expected to miss an extended period of time after an MRI revealed he has a torn labrum in his right shoulder.The team made the announcement Monday, but would not say if he needed surgery or how long he will...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has a dislocated right shoulder.The team announced the news on Sunday but did not speculate on how long he'll be out of action.The injury occurred with 46 seconds remaining in the second quarter in Saturday's preseason contest at Orlando when...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) A training camp trip to the University of Wisconsin allowed the Milwaukee Bucks' Jason Kidd to form a coaching bond with the Badgers' Bo Ryan.Two former point guards are leading two young teams.''We saw the game a certain way, when we were playing. As coaches,...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has left Charlotte's preseason opener with a right arm injury.Gilchrist was curling off a screen late in the second quarter when he tumbled to the ground after absorbing a foul by a Magic player. He stayed down for several seconds, and...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Clippers have waived free agent forward/center Nikoloz Tskitishvili.The move came Saturday, a day after he didn't play in the team's first preseason game, a 103-96 victory over Denver. The team signed him last week.Tskitishvili, a 32-year-old from Tbilisi, Georgia, played for Champville of the...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz won't look drastically different when the team plays its first preseason game against the Lakers on Sunday in Honolulu, but their best player might.Gordon Hayward has had a different air about him in training camp. He looks bigger and said Thursday...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Coach Steve Clifford is intrigued with what he's seen in training camp from guard Nicolas Batum and expects the seven-year NBA veteran to play a major role with the Charlotte Hornets this season.Clifford anticipates that Batum's scoring output will increase noticeably, and expects him to...

DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets signed veteran forward Mike Miller to a one-year deal Wednesday.Miller played last season for the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he saw action in 52 games and averaged 13.5 minutes. The 15-year veteran has also played for Memphis, Miami, Washington, Minnesota and Orlando.Drafted fifth overall...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Even while emerging as one of the NBA's best teams, the Atlanta Hawks had a very glaring weakness.Rebounding.So, after setting a franchise record with 60 wins and reaching the Eastern Conference final, the Hawks got bigger.A lot bigger.Atlanta acquired 6-foot-11 Tiago Splitter from San Antonio...

HONOLULU (AP) Kobe Bryant returned Tuesday morning to where it all began for him.The 20th season for the Los Angeles Lakers' star got under way with his team's first training camp practice at the same place his illustrious career started.Bryant and the Lakers held a three-hour workout at...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Thabo Sefolosha stood along the baseline, a basketball under his right arm as he watched a drill on the first day of training camp for the Atlanta Hawks.Just routine stuff.But Sefolosha is relishing every moment of his return to the court, anything to help him...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) His battered body healed long ago. The mental scars remain raw for LeBron James.Losing for the fourth time in the NBA Finals took its toll on him.''It gets worse and worse every time,'' he said.On the eve of the Cavaliers opening training camp to begin...