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Cavaliers beat Rockets 128-120 to go 4-0 in new seasonCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland's Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 32 points as the reigning NBA champion Cavaliers beat Houston 128-120 on Tuesday to improve to 4-0 in the new season.The Cavs made it four straight to open a season for...

AP Basketball WriterNBA's offseason sprint continues with free agency startingBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA free agency is usually a weeklong frenzy. Deals get struck, then teams and players must wait a few days before they can sign those contracts. And from there, a few more months often pass before the player...

Bucks' Antetokounmpo out for Bulls game with ankle sprainMILWAUKEE (AP) All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the Milwaukee Bucks' home game Friday night against the Chicago Bulls with a sprained right ankle.The Bucks ruled out Antetokounmpo earlier Friday.Antetokounmpo got hurt in the second quarter of a 127-120 loss...

AP Sports WriterUnderdog Cavs insist they have plenty of bite for FinalsBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Vegas is betting against them and the bookies are hardly alone.Let's be honest, not many are giving the Cleveland Cavaliers much of a chance in the NBA Finals. They may be defending...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restartBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league’s board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation said.The...

The SAN ANTONIO and the SACRAMENTO will both be gunning for a victory on 11/12/2018 at 10:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. SAN ANTONIO SPURS vs SACRAMENTO KINGS When: 10:00 PM  ET, Monday, November 12, 2018 Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 715 SAN ANTONIO 3 (-110) 218 (-110) -155 135 716 SACRAMENTO TV: 10:05 PM LINE: 3 PREDICTION: SACRAMENTO , SAN ANTONIO Oddsmakers...

Garnett sues accountant over $77M lost to wealth managerMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kevin Garnett is suing an accountant and his firm, alleging they helped a wealth manager steal $77 million from the retired Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics star.The federal malpractice lawsuit alleges Kentucky-based accountant Michael Wertheim and Welenken CPAs...

Cavaliers' Love out against Trail Blazers with sore backCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is out for the second game this week because of a sore back.Love, who averages a team-high 17.9 points, isn't playing Saturday against Portland as Cleveland tries to break a six-game losing streak.The All-Star...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Glenn Robinson III is the NBA's new dunk king, with an assist to Indiana teammate Paul George, the Pacers' mascot and a Pacers cheerleader. Robinson leaped over all three, snagging the ball from George along the way before finishing with an emphatic, two-hand, reverse jam, giving him...

AP Sports WriterLakers' Anthony Davis to travel after negative MRI from fallBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Anthony Davis plans to travel with the Los Angeles Lakers on their upcoming road trip after he bruised his buttocks in a nasty fall.The Lakers announced encouraging news about their six-time All-Star's...

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol has a tear in the plantar fascia of his right foot, an MRI revealed Wednesday. The Lakers did not say how long Gasol will be out, but a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com that an accurate time frame for his return is difficult to assess...

NBA mourns death of Gregg Popovich's wife, a 'real star'SAN ANTONIO (AP) LeBron James fought back tears. Former President Bill Clinton offered condolences. Craig Sager's daughter tweeted that she was ''just sick'' over the news.Such is the regard that so many, from so many walks of life, have...