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AP Basketball WriterJerry Stackhouse, Coby Karl eager for D-League All-Star gameBy TIM REYNOLDSJerry Stackhouse played in two NBA All-Star games, and some of his work from two appearances in the league's dunk contest remains popular YouTube fodder . Coby Karl has been to a few All-Star weekends has well,...

CLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James scored 23 points and did some quick tailoring on Cleveland's tight, sleeved uniforms as the Cavaliers won their fourth straight, 96-86 over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.James made a 3-pointer and dunked off a nice pass from Mo Williams - who scored...

Bulls expect injured Carter-Williams to be out 4-6 weeksCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls expect guard Michael Carter-Williams to miss 4-6 weeks because of a bruised left knee and sprained left wrist.The team said Tuesday that an MRI showed no structural damage.Carter-Williams took a hard fall contesting a layup...

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...

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...

TORONTO (AP) Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll is out indefinitely with a bruised right knee.The 29-year-old Carroll is averaging 12.2 points and 5.1 rebounds in 18 games in his first season with Toronto. He had nine points in 26 minutes in Saturday's 112-109 loss to Golden State.The Raptors also...

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...

HOUSTON (AP) Golden State's Klay Thompson covered for the absence of star player Stephen Curry by scoring 38 points to lead the Warriors to a 114-110 win at Houston on Thursday.Having suffered only their second defeat of the season on Wednesday when Curry missed his first game due...

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...

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...

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...

TORONTO (AP) DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Kyle Lowry added 19 as the Toronto Raptors ended the San Antonio Spurs' four-game winning streak with a 97-94 victory on Wednesday.Luis Scola had 16 points and Toronto never trailed in handing San Antonio just its third loss in the...