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AP Basketball WriterAn extra rest day in NBA Finals seems timely for CavaliersBy TIM REYNOLDSCLEVELAND (AP) Under the long-used former NBA Finals format, Game 3 of this Golden State-Cleveland matchup would have been played Tuesday night.Not this year, thanks to an extra rest day.And the Cavaliers are probably...

The INDIANA and the NEW YORK will both be gunning for a victory on 10/31/2018 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. INDIANA PACERS vs NEW YORK KNICKS When: 8:00 PM  ET, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York ROT TEAM PS OU ML 705 INDIANA 5.5 (-110) 210.5 (-110) -220 180 706 NEW YORK TV: 8:05 PM LINE: 5.5 PREDICTION: NEW YORK...

AP Basketball WritersA 2nd day of NBA playoff games halted over racial injusticeBy BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) An unprecedented NBA walkout over racial injustice postponed a second day of the playoffs Thursday, although players pledged to finish the postseason even as they wrestled...

AP Sports WriterThunder GM confident Kevin Durant will stay with teamBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder general manager Sam Presti sounds confident that Kevin Durant will remain with the team.Durant, a four-time NBA scoring champion and the 2014 MVP, will become a free agent on July 1, and...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) As far as Anthony Davis was concerned, there wasn't much to discuss. He appeared eager to escape the Pelicans' locker room rather than stew over what was arguably the most demoralizing of New Orleans' 16 losses this young season. Davis, who is having one of the best...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: Raps send Carroll to Nets, get Miles from IndyBy JON KRAWCZYNSKILAS VEGAS (AP) Looking down the barrel of some significant luxury tax penalties, Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri is moving swiftly to get below the tax line while keeping his team competitive in the...

AP Sports WriterGuarding Bucks' Giannis presents Raptors a playoff puzzleBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo presents a defensive conundrum for the Toronto Raptors.Assign a shorter player on the 6-foot-11 Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks star can take advantage on the block. Put a taller player on him...

Clippers' Willie Reed arrested on domestic violence chargeMIAMI (AP) New Los Angeles Clippers center Willie Reed was jailed Sunday in Miami on a battery charge.His wife told police that he dragged her across the apartment while wrestling for a purse and later pulled her hair and grabbed her...

Detroit's Drummond ejected against ChicagoDETROIT (AP) Detroit center Andre Drummond was ejected early in the second half of the Pistons' matchup with the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.Replays showed Drummond throwing the ball off the back of Bulls center Daniel Gafford's head. Gafford also received a technical foul...

AP Sports WriterPacers' Brogdon in quarantine after positive test for virusBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon said Tuesday he has been quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus.Team officials made the announcement by posting Brogdon's statement on Twitter.''I recently tested positive for the COVID virus...

Bryant's widow 'devastated' by report deputies shared photosLOS ANGELES (AP) The widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant is “absolutely devastated" by allegations that deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed, her lawyer said in a statement...

AP Basketball WriterAntetokounmpo voted NBA's Defensive Player of the YearBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the fifth player to win that award and MVP in a career.The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star, who was MVP last...