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CLEVELAND (AP) - The Latest from Game 6 of the NBA Finals (all times local):9:53 p.m.Cavaliers fans were told between quarters that there was no reason to panic, that this was no time to be quiet.Then they were given reason to cheer.A good start to the second quarter got...

AP Sports WriterSlumping Cavs make starting lineup change amid chaosBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue has tweaked his starting lineup in hopes of reviving a team that has lost 10 of 13 games.Lue had been resisting changes, but after Thursday's practice he said he's dropping...

AP Basketball WriterPatient Zero: Gobert's health scare shuts down NBA for nowBy TIM REYNOLDSIt started as a joke: Before leaving a post-practice interview session Rudy Gobert touched all the tape recorders that were placed before him on a table, devices that reporters who cover the Utah Jazz were using...

Clippers' Redick given the night off vs. PelicansNEW ORLEANS (AP) Clippers coach Doc Rivers says J.J. Redick won't play Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans so the veteran shooting guard can rest.The Clippers' game in New Orleans marks the end of a six-game trip that began in...

AP Sports WriterJordan will still have input on Hornets draft day decisionsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Michael Jordan hired proven general manager Mitch Kupchak this offseason to help turn around a franchise mired in mediocrity since he became the Charlotte Hornets' majority owner eight years ago.But that doesn't...

Abdul-Jabbar reveals past prostate cancer diagnosis in essayNEW YORK (AP) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar revealed he had prostate cancer in a magazine article he wrote about health risks faced by Blacks.Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's career scoring leader, provided no other details about that illness in the piece he wrote for WebMD...

AP Basketball WriterSiakam comes from small settings to star on NBA's big stageBy BRIAN MAHONEYTORONTO (AP) The path to the best NBA Finals debut in seven years began in Cameroon and has stretched from New Mexico to the suburbs of Toronto.Pascal Siakam had to emerge from some small...

HOUSTON (AP) James Harden scored 45 points, including all nine for Houston in overtime, as the Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-103 on Wednesday after firing coach Kevin McHale earlier in the day.Corey Brewer made an off-balance 3-pointer to force overtime and Harden took over from there,...

Despite high-profile names like Phil Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy being tossed around, Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King says he has "not contacted anybody" about becoming the permanent replacement for recently fired head coach Avery Johnson. King told Ian O'Connor during an interview on ESPN New York 98.7 FM...

Utah Jazz sign Eric Griffin to two-way contractSALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz signed big man Eric Griffin to a two-way contract Thursday.Contract details were not released.Griffin was a member of the Jazz during NBA summer leagues in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. He averaged 10.8...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers owner Dan Gilbert recovering after stroke symptomsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers owner and billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert is recovering after suffering symptoms of a stroke and seeking hospital care.Officials with Detroit-based Quicken Loans said in a statement that Gilbert ''received immediate medical attention and is...

Nowitzki will miss Mavs' home opener with stomach illnessDALLAS (AP) Dirk Nowitzki will miss Dallas' home opener against Houston with what coach Rick Carlisle described as a stomach ailment.The 38-year-old, in his 19th season, played 38 minutes in an overtime loss to Indiana in the season opener on...