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AP Basketball WriterRaptors sign coach Nick Nurse to multiyear extensionBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Nick Nurse would have been in the final year of his contract next season. The Toronto Raptors weren't about to let that happen with their coach.Nurse and the Raptors announced a multiyear...

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on 3/15/2017 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. New Orleans Pelicans vs Miami Heat When: 7:30 PM  ET, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 607 New Orleans Pelicans -6.5 (-110) 205 (-110) 210 -270 608 Miami Heat TV: 7:30...

NEW YORK (AP) - LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 18 points, J.R. Smith had 17 and hooked up with Iman Shumpert on a dazzling dunk in their return to the New York, and the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Knicks 101-83 on Sunday.James moved past Allen Iverson into...

AP Sports WriterKupchak: Kemba Walker focal point of franchise going forwardBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) General manager Mitch Kupchak wants point guard Kemba Walker to end his NBA career right where it started - with the Charlotte Hornets.Kupchak said Friday that Walker is ''revered'' in the Charlotte community,...

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 serious, sidelining...

James sorry for posting rapper's 'Jewish money' lyricBy The Associated PressLeBron James is sorry for posting a lyric that referenced ''Jewish money.'' The Los Angeles Lakers star says he simply got caught up in the music, thought the lyric was a ''compliment'' and offers ''apologies, for sure.''The lyric comes...

Kings forwards Ariza, Giles to miss last 2 preseason gamesSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Sacramento Kings forward Trevor Ariza will miss the final two preseason games after he had a procedure to remove a lipoma from his back.The Kings said Ariza had the procedure Friday and would be re-evaluated after...

Cousins fined $25,000 by NBA for language toward fanNEW YORK (AP) The NBA has fined New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan.The league says Saturday that Cousins was penalized for his actions that came with 50 seconds remaining in the Pelicans'...

AP Sports WriterAfter renovation, Hoops Hall waiting to reopen with new lookBy JIMMY GOLENSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Workers wearing black masks and white gloves move through the corridors of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, pushing a cart loaded with high-top sneakers from some of the sport’s biggest...

Kansas' Jackson diversion requires apology, anger classesLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Former Kansas basketball player Josh Jackson must attend anger management classes, write a letter of apology and refrain from using alcohol or recreational drugs for a year as part of a diversion agreement arising from his confrontation with a...

AP Sports WriterFans at Rockets opener show support for Hong Kong protestersBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) A group of fans at the Houston Rockets' season opener against Milwaukee held signs and wore shirts in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on Thursday night.Houston general manager Daryl Morey angered...

The ORLANDO and the PHILADELPHIA will both be gunning for a victory on 10/20/2018 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ORLANDO MAGIC vs PHILADELPHIA 76ERS When: 7:30 PM  ET, Saturday, October 20, 2018 Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 ORLANDO -12 (-110) 217 (-110) 550 -850 506 PHILADELPHIA TV: 7:35 PM LINE: -12 PREDICTION: PHILADELPHIA , ORLANDO Oddsmakers currently have the PHILADELPHIA...