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NEW YORK -- Michele Roberts, the NBA players' union executive director, on Wednesday questioned several of the principles that for decades have governed owner-player relations in the league, objecting to the concept of a salary cap while making clear she'd push for much more than a 50-50 split of...

LeBron James and Dan Gilbert were back in the same building Wednesday on the eve of the Cleveland Cavaliers' season opener, and they shared the same sunny outlook about their relationship that turned ice cold in a very public fashion four years ago. "I think it's really good," James said...

The OKLAHOMA CITY and the MEMPHIS will both be gunning for a victory on 4/5/2017 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. OKLAHOMA CITY vs MEMPHIS When: 4/5/2017 8:05 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 509 OKLAHOMA CITY -1.5 (-110) 202 (-110) 100 -120 510 MEMPHIS TV: 8:05 PM LINE: -1.5 PREDICTION: MEMPHIS , OKLAHOMA CITY Oddsmakers currently have the MEMPHIS listed as -1.5 point...

Pistons send Johnson, 2 others to D-LeagueAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Pistons assigned forwards Stanley Johnson and Henry Ellenson and guard Michael Gbinije to the team's D-League affiliate in Grand Rapids.The moves came before Grand Rapids hosted Delaware on Saturday night. The Pistons were off Saturday. Detroit...

Indiana center Roy Hibbert was ejected and four other players received technical fouls Tuesday night after a skirmish between the Pacers and Golden State Warriors spilled into the seats behind the baseline. The Warriors' David Lee, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson also were called for technicals, along with Indiana forward...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers re-sign veteran forward Richard JeffersonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Veteran forward Richard Jefferson has re-signed with the NBA champion Cavaliers for two seasons after saying he would retire.Jefferson announced his return earlier this month on his Snapchat account, and the team made it official Thursday. The...

MIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade is now among the top 50 scorers in NBA history.Wade has passed Dale Ellis for 50th on the league's all-time list. Ellis scored 19,004 points in his career; Wade's free throw with 3:10 left in the second quarter of Miami's game with Philadelphia on...

AP Sports WriterBig hit for Bulls, 'Benny's Day Off' connects onlineBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Dancing on the roof, microphone in hand as he lip-synched to ''Twist and Shout,'' Benny the Bull was putting on quite a performance as his tricked-out black van rolled through downtown Chicago.It was not...

At 7-foot-1, Marc Gasol isn't a little anything.He's surely not playing like Pau's little brother.For the first time since the Gasols have been in the NBA it's the younger one putting up the better numbers, and that's a big reason why the Memphis Grizzlies have been one of the...

AP Basketball WriterCapsule preview of the Cavaliers-Raptors East finalsBy BRIAN MAHONEYA look at the Eastern Conference finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors (with regular-season and playoff records):---No. 1 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (57-25, 8-0) vs. No. 2 TORONTO RAPTORS (56-26, 8-6)Season series: Raptors, 2-1. Toronto pulled out two wins...

NBA urges its teams to avoid Twitter warsNEW YORK (AP) The NBA wants its teams to avoid Twitter wars.The reminder was issued in a memo from the league to all 30 teams on Tuesday. It comes about two weeks after Portland's Twitter account mocked Dallas' Chandler Parsons for...

The Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena. Orlando At Miami When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, April 13, 2015 Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Orlando), Sun Sports (Miami) PREDICTION: Heat 103, Magic...