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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King reached his goal of reducing the payroll and getting younger players in the NBA offseason.He didn't talk of a championship Tuesday for the first time in several years during his annual media day before training camp.''We have...

AP Basketball WriterHeat have Bucks in serious trouble going into Game 3By TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Having the NBA's best record during the regular season shows the obvious potential of the Milwaukee Bucks.It also means they haven't dealt with major on-court adversity often.They are now, facing...

Big D: Dallas renames street Nowitzki Way to honor DirkDALLAS (AP) Retired Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki joined a few hundred people Wednesday at a ceremony to rename a city street as Nowitzki Way in his honor.The big German accepted the gesture with characteristic humor and humility.''It's sort...

Sore knee will keep Leonard out of Clippers game at IndianaINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will sit out Monday night's game at Indiana because of a sore left knee.Patrick Patterson will replace Leonard in the lineup.It's the eighth game the three-time All-Star has missed this...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Harrison Barnes hit a running shot in the lane with less than a second remaining, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a wild 107-106 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.Barnes' big shot came after Eric Bledsoe broke free for a reverse layup to put...

The Toronto Raptors are scoring points in bunches with one of the NBA’s top offenses and look to extend their winning streak to six games when they host the struggling Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. The Raptors had no problem downing the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, rolling to a...

Knicks' Randle out 3-4 weeks with broken left orbitalNEW YORK (AP) Chasson Randle, trying to make the New York Knicks' roster as a backup guard, is expected to miss at least three weeks with a broken orbital bone around his left eye.Randle was hurt Friday during practice and...

AP Basketball WriterDavis could miss Lakers' 1st game back after poke in eyeBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Re-opening night is fast approaching, and Anthony Davis' status is uncertain.Davis, who left the Los Angeles Lakers' second scrimmage after getting poked in the eye and didn't play in...

Mavs owner Cuban questions 'hypocrisy' of Trump's orderDALLAS (AP) Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban questioned the effectiveness of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven countries, citing the ''hypocrisy'' of limiting immigration from some countries while not including others.''I understand safety,'' Cuban said before Wednesday night's...

AP Sports WriterMoving parts: Cavaliers to use 10-man rotation in 1st roundBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) With the playoffs just days away, Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue typically would have his lineup rotations set by now.Nothing has been typical about this season for the Cavs.Lue said Thursday that...

Associated PressLeBron James' group touts sports venues as mega-voting sitesBy BILL BARROWATLANTA (AP) If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election.James and his voting rights group, formed this spring...

AP Sports WriterHouston's Capela develops into pivotal player for RocketsBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Houston's Clint Capela certainly isn't a household name, and doesn't get nearly the attention other centers like Ruby Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns receive.But after he outshined those stars the first two rounds of the playoffs,...