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Jan. 5 - 10-day contracts can be signed.Jan. 10 - Contracts guaranteed for rest of season.Feb. 13-15 - All-Star weekend, New York.Feb. 19 - Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST).April 15 - Last day of regular season.April 18 - Playoffs begin.

HOUSTON (AP) - Dwight Howard's head was down and a scowl replaced the smile that usually resides on his face.Houston's star center was angry and searching for a way to lead the Rockets after an ugly loss to Golden State has them facing a deficit in the Western Conference...

AP Basketball WriterBulls' Wade, Butler, Mirotic, Zipser all out vs. WolvesBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Chicago Bulls have scratched Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Mirotic and Paul Zipser for their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the final one of a long road trip.Wade sat out with a swollen...

LOS ANGELES -- Clippers forward Blake Griffin said he is "confident" after being charged with one count of misdemeanor battery related to an incident in a Las Vegas nightclub last month. "I'm really not allowed to speak on that," Griffin said before practice Thursday. "But I'm very confident in the...

The Orlando Magic and the Brooklyn Nets will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Barclays Center. When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 9, 2014 Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Orlando), YES (Brooklyn) PREDICTION: Magic 105, Nets 100 Join BetOnline and...

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be missing two key players when they open the Eastern Conference semifinals against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Monday. Chicago At Cleveland When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, May 4, 2015 Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TV: 7 p.m. ET, TNT PREDICTION: Cavaliers 100, Bulls 93 Join BetOnline and...

Pelicans' Holiday taking leave for wife's brain surgeryNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans say guard Jrue Holiday will be taking indefinite leave to care for his wife, former U.S. women's national soccer team member Lauren Holiday, who is pregnant and needs brain surgery.''We are all praying for...

PHILADELPHIA (86)Covington 4-13 0-0 10, Sims 9-13 1-2 19, Noel 3-13 2-3 8, Carter-Williams 1-7 2-4 4, Sampson 2-7 2-3 7, McDaniels 2-4 3-4 7, Grant 2-8 1-4 7, Aldemir 2-2 0-0 4, Wroten 4-13 1-1 10, Thomas 4-6 2-2 10. Totals 33-86 14-23 86.GOLDEN STATE...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - When the NBA returned to a 2-2-1-1-1 format for the NBA Finals, it swung the advantage in Game 5 back to the higher-seeded team.Under the system that was used for about three decades, the middle three games were hosted by the team with the worse...

Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas said Tuesday the debate over whether LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan hinges on a few things, but as far as who is the better athlete, Thomas said it's probably James. "They're both great players, and they're both great in their eras," Thomas said...

SEATTLE (AP) The quest to bring the NBA back to Seattle took a significant turn Tuesday with investor Chris Hansen and his investment group offering to pay for a proposed arena with private funds. In a letter to Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, the City Council and King County Executive Dow...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry's greatness as a basketball player can be measured by his record-setting shooting numbers that are changing the game.His immense popularity derives from something less tangible.While many NBA greats rely on uncommon height and athletic ability that average fans can only dream of having,...