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The CLEVELAND and the BOSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 1/24/2021 at 7:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. CLEVELAND vs BOSTON When: 1/24/2021 7:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 571 CLEVELAND -6.5 (-110) 214 (-110) 210 -270 572 BOSTON TV: 7:00 PM LINE: -6.5 PREDICTION: BOSTON , CLEVELAND Oddsmakers currently have the BOSTON listed as -6.5 point favorites versus the CLEVELAND,...

AP Basketball WriterPorzingis' hopes on hold after torn ACL ends All-Star seasonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kristaps Porzingis will have to wait to play in the All-Star Game. Same with the playoffs.He hoped to accomplish both during his third season in the NBA, his first as the unquestioned...

AP Sports WriterNBA suspends Ingram, Rondo, Paul in Lakers-Rockets dustupBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Lakers teammates Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul of the Rockets were suspended without pay Sunday for an on-court fight, with Paul taking the heaviest financial hit.Ingram was suspended four games, Rondo...

ATLANTA (AP) - The Hawks keep reaping the rewards for their amazing season.For the first time since 1980, Atlanta will have three players in the NBA All-Star Game. Paul Millsap, Jeff Teague and Al Horford are joining their coach, Mike Budenholzer, for the Feb. 15 contest at Madison Square...

AP source: Ex-NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crashLOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday....

AP Sports WriterBilly Donovan out as Thunder coach after 5 seasonsBy CLIFF BRUNTBilly Donovan won't return as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder after five seasons, the team announced Tuesday night.Donovan, who was at the end of his contract, took the Thunder to the playoffs every year and was...

Nets rest Durant, Irving vs Grizzlies in second of 2 gamesNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets are resting Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving against Memphis on the second night of their first back-to-back of the season.The Nets announced that Durant would be out early Monday. Irving wasn't added...

The Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Barclays Center. Atlanta At Brooklyn When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 25, 2015 Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York TV: 3 p.m. ET, TNT, SportSouth (Atlanta), YES (Brooklyn) PREDICTION: Hawks 102, Nets 93 Join...

AP Basketball WriterPopovich, Isaac choose to stand for anthem in NBA bubbleBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Isaac stood, and stood out.And later Friday, Gregg Popovich and Becky Hammon did the same.Most players and coaches, but not all, are kneeling while pre-recorded versions of the national...

AP Basketball WriterNBA Foundation created, pledges $300 million to Black growthBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The NBA's Board of Governors and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized plans to create the first NBA Foundation that will work to spur economic growth in the Black community,...

Brook Lopez is just like Deron Williams. He enjoys visiting Dallas, too. Lopez scored 38 points and Williams had 31 in his first visit since spurning his hometown team in free agency, leading the Brooklyn Nets past the Mavericks 113-96 on Wednesday night. Williams scored 26 in the second half,...

Chris Paul re-elected as president of the NBPANEW YORK (AP) Chris Paul has been re-elected as president of the National Basketball Players Association.Paul's new four-year term begins immediately. He will be assisted by the union's newly elected vice president, Garrett Temple of the Sacramento Kings.In his first term...