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SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge will be out indefinitely due to a minor heart arrhythmia, the latest occurrence of heart issues for the five-time All-Star. Aldridge will have further tests before the Spurs can determine just how long he will be out, the team announced on...

AP Sports WriterSacramento Kings hire Luke Walton as coachBy JOSH DUBOWSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) About five minutes after hearing Luke Walton had been dismissed as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac called Walton's agent.Finalizing the deal that brought Walton to Sacramento as the...

Timberwolves: Rose has surgery to remove elbow bone chipsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose has undergone arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow.The Timberwolves announced Saturday that Rose had the procedure done at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The Wolves previously said Rose...

AP Sports WriterHouston's Nene suffers season-ending thigh injuryBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Houston Rockets center Nene is out for the rest of the season, a day after he tore a muscle in his left thigh.''I hate it for Nene,'' coach Mike D'Antoni said on Monday. ''He's been so valuable...

AP Sports WriterWade excited to join hometown BullsBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) When Dwyane Wade was a free agent in 2010, he got a Chicago Bulls jersey when he met with his hometown team. He took it home, put it on and took a picture. Then he deleted it.He...

AP Sports WriterWiggins' heave banks in, leads Timberwolves past ThunderBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Andrew Wiggins' 3-pointer from a few steps inside halfcourt banked in as time expired to give the Minnesota Timberwolves a 115-113 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.Oklahoma City's Carmelo Anthony had...

Giannis back, Dellavedova cleared to return for BucksMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks are getting All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and guard Matthew Dellavedova back from right ankle injuries for the regular-season finale at Philadelphia on Wednesday night.Antetokounmpo has missed the last two games. Dellavedova's injury was more series, sidelining...

AP Basketball WriterIn staff memo, NBA's Adam Silver addresses racial tensionsBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to the league’s staffers Sunday night to address the latest racial tensions in the country, sparked most recently by the death last week of a black man who was in...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanor case stemming from a man's complaint that Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin slapped him and grabbed his cellphone at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub last October.Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Tuesday that new information obtained since a...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Stephen Curry could play during upcoming road tripBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry is expected to resume practicing next week with a strong chance he would return to game action during an upcoming five-game road trip as he works back from a strained left...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James rarely gets caught off guard. But time flies when you're having fun, and the year's shortest month blew by for James and the Cavaliers. ''It's over? February is over, huh?'' James asked late Monday night. ''Yeah, that sucks. It's been a great month for our team.'' After...

CHICAGO (AP) - With the return of Derrick Rose and the addition of Pau Gasol, the Chicago Bulls came into the season with soaring expectations.Now, it's time to deliver.The Bulls open the playoffs at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday eyeing on a deep run after battling injuries...