NBA

AP Sports WriterCeltics' Brown 1 of many injuries impacting NBA playoffsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERInjuries are having a major impact on the NBA playoffs.A tweak, turn or strain to this or that has sidelined or limited players from All-Stars to reserves - and that has influenced the early outcomes of Round...

AP Sports WriterMike Brown still waiting on Tyronn Lue to pay up overdue betBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Mike Brown is ready for Tyronn Lue to pay up on a nearly two-decade-old bet. Yep, Lue owes him $100 and Brown plans to accept it at long last -...

Kobe Bryant drove past Josh Smith and rose up with the athleticism of a player half his age, throwing down an arena-rocking, one-handed dunk. A few possessions later, Bryant drove right at Smith and willed a layup over the taller defender for the Los Angeles Lakers' winning points. For a...

Grizzlies controlling owner to buy out 2 minority partnersMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Robert Pera has sent a formal notice to the NBA office that he plans to buy out two minority partners and remain controlling owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.The Grizzlies announced Monday night that Pera both alerted the...

US starts men's U18 basketball game vs Panama with 45-0 runST. CATHARINES, Ontario (AP) The U.S. scored the first 45 points and went on to beat Panama 118-26 on Monday night in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship.The Americans led 43-0 after the first quarter and got the opening...

The Latest: James, Team LeBron tops Team Stephen 148-145LOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest from Sunday's NBA All-Star Game and events around the league's annual showcase (all times local):8:20 p.m.LeBron James made a go-ahead, finger-roll layup with 34.5 seconds left and finished with a game-high 29 points to lead...

Associated PressSpurs retire Parkers' jersey in emotional ceremonyBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) Boris Diaw was rightly concerned about the well-being of a scrawny 19-year-old kid moving to a new country and attempting to compete against the game's best in the NBA. One odd Christmas dinner that turned into...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Thunder F Anthony to opt in, take $28 millionBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony plans to opt in and take the $28 million he is due next season.The New York Times first reported Anthony's decision to bypass the chance...

Devin Booker scores 31 points, Suns beat Brisbane 114-93PHOENIX (AP) Devin Booker scored 31 points in 30 minutes to help the Phoenix Suns rout the Brisbane Bullets 114-93 on Friday night in their exhibition finale.Booker was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and 10 of 20 overall from...

NBA ref Jason Phillips to oversee league's replay centerNEW YORK (AP) Longtime NBA referee Jason Phillips was announced Friday as the new operations principal for the league's replay center.Phillips was an on-court referee for 19 seasons and worked more than 1,100 games, including 94 playoff games and two...

Former Lakers, Bulls assistant Frank Hamblen dies at 70LOS ANGELES (AP) Frank Hamblen, who won seven NBA championships as an assistant to Phil Jackson in Los Angeles and Chicago, died Saturday. He was 70.The Lakers said Hamblen died in Del Mar. They did not provide a cause of...

Bucks' Sterling Brown arrested, tased over parking spatMILWAUKEE (AP) Police officers used a stun gun on Milwaukee Bucks rookie guard Sterling Brown and arrested the 22-year-old Friday after a confrontation at a Walgreens parking lot.Police Sgt. Timothy Gauerke says the department is investigating what happened and the officers'...