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The Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at STAPLES Center. Sacramento At L.A. Clippers When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 21, 2015 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TV: 10 p.m. ET, CSN California (Sacramento), Prime Ticket (Los Angeles) PREDICTION:...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Randy Wittman's patience was understandably in short supply. His Washington Wizards had just finished losing by 38 points - the team's biggest home defeat in 40 years, and its latest in a series of setbacks against top Eastern Conference opponents. So the coach allowed for all of three...

PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns top front office people reacted with indignation to Goran Dragic's parting shot at them and elation at their ability to replace him with Brandon Knight in the team's trading deadline frenzy.The Suns pulled off three trades, sending five players away in what was...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls are healthy and have a chance to build some continuity.Consider that their big acquisition. The Bulls stood pat at Thursday's trade deadline and geared up for the stretch run with all their pieces in place.''We feel good about our team,'' coach Tom Thibodeau...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The state medical examiner says former Portland Trail Blazers player Jerome Kersey died from a blood clot that traveled from his left calf to his left lung.The announcement Thursday comes a day after Kersey died at 52. He had minor knee surgery Friday, but it...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A person with knowledge of the discussions tells The Associated Press that the Timberwolves have had exploratory discussions with the Brooklyn Nets about possibly bringing back Kevin Garnett to Minnesota.The Wolves and Nets started discussing the possibility in earnest Wednesday, one day before the NBA's trade...

DALLAS (AP) - Rajon Rondo is ready to return for Dallas after missing the last six games before the All-Star break with a broken bone near the eye.Amare Stoudemire is a day closer to joining the Mavericks after the last-place Knicks turned him loose with a buyout.Let the latest...

DALLAS (AP) - A person with direct knowledge of the talks says Amare Stoudemire has agreed to sign with the Dallas Mavericks after taking a buyout from the Knicks.The veteran forward can't make his verbal commitment official until he clears waivers on Wednesday.The person, who spoke on condition of...

NEW YORK (AP) - Amare Stoudemire started the New York Knicks moving forward, before his injuries hastened their return to the bottom.Now he wants to look elsewhere for a chance at a championship.The veteran forward agreed to a buyout of his contract with the team, a person with knowledge...

NEW YORK (AP) - Russell Westbrook scored 41 points - one shy of Wilt Chamberlain's record - and was selected MVP of the All-Star Game after leading the West to a 163-158 win over the East on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.Oklahoma City's flashy guard set a record...

Feb. 19 - Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST).April 15 - Last day of regular season.April 18 - Playoffs begin.

NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Curry bested Golden State Warriors teammate Klay Thompson and six others to win his first 3-point contest, and Minnesota's Zach Lavine put on a spectacular aerial display to take home the dunk competition during All-Star Saturday night.Curry scored 27 points in the final round....