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AP Sports WriterPippen downplays rift with Jordan in wake of 'Last Dance'By DAN GELSTONScottie Pippen says he's talked with Michael Jordan since ''The Last Dance'' documentary aired in the spring and downplayed any rift between the retired Chicago Bulls stars.''Why would I be offended by anything that happened 30...

The ORLANDO and the DALLAS will both be gunning for a victory on 12/10/2018 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ORLANDO MAGIC vs DALLAS MAVERICKS When: 8:30 PM  ET, Monday, December 10, 2018 Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 521 ORLANDO -5.5 (-110) 211.5 (-110) 180 -220 522 DALLAS TV: 8:35 PM LINE: -5.5 PREDICTION: DALLAS , ORLANDO Oddsmakers currently have the DALLAS...

NEW YORK (AP) Kobe Bryant always loved the history at Madison Square Garden, even before he made some of his own.There's so much to soak in, from the famous faces sitting courtside to the jerseys of great players that hang overhead.''I always try to take a look around,...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Tracy McGrady says his wife, Clerenda, has been trying to get him to say that he deserves to be in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The seven-time NBA All-Star and two-time league scoring champion couldn't bring himself to do that, until Friday night. He went to...

AP Basketball WriterMinnesota's Wiggins considers contract deal without agentBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Andrew Wiggins says he feels good about a max contract offer that is sitting in front of him with the Minnesota Timberwolves. But he's in no rush to get it signed.Wiggins says he is going over...

AP Sports WriterThunder play-by-play man Davis suspended 1 game for commentBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder television play-by-play man Brian Davis has been suspended for Game 1 of the playoff series against Utah on Sunday for a comment he made about star Russell Westbrook during Oklahoma City's regular-season...

Associated PressRaptors receive NBA's biggest championship rings everBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Raptors received the biggest championship rings in NBA history and unfurled a banner celebrating their victory in a ceremony before their season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was on hand Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterSwish: Cavaliers re-sign shooting guard J.R. SmithBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) J.R. Smith can being launching away for the Cavaliers.After sitting out most of training camp, the free agent shooting guard re-signed Saturday with the defending NBA champions, who now have all their starting pieces in place...

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....

Cavs still without Lue, Korver for game in MiamiMIAMI (AP) The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without coach Tyronn Lue and guard Kyle Korver for Tuesday's game in Miami, and it remains unclear when either will return.Lue announced on March 19 that he was taking a leave to deal...

Associated PressFormer NBA player's ex-wife won't face death if convictedBy ADRIAN SAINZMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright won't face the death penalty if convicted of killing him more than seven years ago in Tennessee, a prosecutor said Monday.Shelby County prosecutor Paul Hagerman told...

The Portland Trail Blazers need to outscore teams to win games, and top scorer Damian Lillard is trying to shoot his team into a winning homestand. Lillard will try to score 27 or more points for the fifth straight game when the Trail Blazers close out a four-game homestand...