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DALLAS (AP) - Tyson Chandler and Chandler Parsons will miss Monday night's game against New Orleans because of injuries, leaving the Mavericks without two of their frontcourt starters for the second straight game.Chandler has a bruised left hip that kept him out of Saturday's loss to Brooklyn, and Parsons...

Pacers give Sabonis 4-year deal to keep core group togetherINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers have signed power forward Domantas Sabonis to a four-year contract extension.Team officials completed the deal Monday, less than two hours before an NBA deadline would have allowed players with rookie contracts to become restricted...

AP Basketball WriterWoodson returns to Knicks as assistant on Thibodeau's staffBy BRIAN MAHONEYMike Woodson, the only Knicks coach to win a playoff series in the last two decades and the last one to even reach the postseason, is coming back to New York as an assistant on Tom Thibodeau's...

The Latest: Reports of shots fired at Raptors paradeTORONTO (AP) The Latest on reports of shots fired at Raptors parade in Toronto (all times local):4:20 p.m.Police say there are reports of shots being fired at a massive victory rally for the Toronto Raptors.Toronto police tweeted there are reports...

Hornets acquire Gordon Hayward, 2 draft picks from CelticsCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Charlotte Hornets have acquired forward Gordon Hayward and unprotected 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a heavily protected 2022 second-round draft pick as part of a sign-and-trade transaction.The Celtics...

Torrey Craig bloodies nose in Game 2, returns wearing maskDENVER (AP) Denver Nuggets forward Torrey Craig returned to the game wearing a clear mask to protect the nose he bloodied in a collision during Game 2 against Portland.Hurt early in the second quarter Wednesday night, Craig made his...

Spurs' Aldridge to miss 76ers game with sore kneeSAN ANTONIO (AP) Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge will not play against the Philadelphia 76ers because of a sore right knee.San Antonio is already without Pau Gasol, its starting center, who underwent surgery Jan. 20 to repair a broken left...

Nets sign Prince to contract extension after good preseasonNEW YORK (AP) Taurean Prince quickly showed the Brooklyn Nets he was worth keeping around.The Nets signed Prince to a multiyear contract extension Monday, just a few months after acquiring him in an offseason trade.Prince came to Brooklyn in a...

The Utah Jazz have been playing with a win-or-go-home desperation for the last three weeks. And it's all come down to one last game. Al Jefferson had 22 points and eight rebounds to help Utah keep its playoff hopes alive with a 96-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on...

Timberwolves C Towns sidelined by sore kneeMINNEAPOLIS (AP) An MRI on Karl-Anthony Towns' sore right knee came back normal, providing some relief for the worried Minnesota Timberwolves.Towns limped off the court in the final seconds of regulation during Saturday night's 135-130 overtime victory over Washington. He finished with...

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on 3/1/2017 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat When: 7:30 PM  ET, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 Philadelphia 76ers -8.5 (-110) 211.5 (-110) 300 -400 506 Miami Heat TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, CSN...

Isaiah Todd signs with G League, opts to skip collegeNEW YORK (AP) Isaiah Todd has become the second player to jump from high school to the G League this week, signing with the league with the intent of joining its new elite program.Todd's signing was announced Friday, one...