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Milwaukee tops Chicago 122-112 despite resting GiannisBy The Associated PressRobin Lopez and Frank Mason III both scored 14 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Chicago Bulls 122-112 in preseason action on Monday night.Milwaukee didn't play most of its major contributors, including last year's league Most Valuable Player...

HOUSTON (AP) - Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist and will miss the remainder of the season, the team said.Beverley injured the wrist during the Rockets' win over the Indiana Pacers on March 23.He had averaged 10.1...

Bulls C Wendell Carter Jr. has surgery on abdominal muscleCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. has had surgery to repair an abdominal muscle injury.The Bulls said the rehabilitation from the Tuesday procedure in Philadelphia is six to eight weeks. They expect him to be ready for...

AP Basketball WriterGobert health scare shuts down NBA, teammate tests positiveBy TIM REYNOLDSIt started as a joke: Before leaving a post-practice interview session Rudy Gobert touched all the tape recorders that were placed before him on a table, devices that reporters who cover the Utah Jazz were using during...

Pelicans waive F Alonzo Gee, keep Lance StephensonMETIAIRE, La. (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans have waived veteran forward Alonzo Gee, a move that keeps recently acquired guard Lance Stephenson on the opening night roster.''I was nervous but confident at the same time,'' the 6-foot-5 Stephenson said after practice...

The GOLDEN STATE and the UTAH will both be gunning for a victory on 10/19/2018 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS vs UTAH JAZZ When: 10:30 PM  ET, Friday, October 19, 2018 Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah ROT TEAM PS OU ML 715 GOLDEN STATE (-110) (-110)   716 UTAH TV: 10:35 PM LINE: PREDICTION: UTAH ,...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Pelicans get Clark on 1-year deal at vet minimumBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Former Golden State Warriors guard Ian Clark has agreed to play for the New Orleans Pelicans on a one-year, veteran minimum contract, said a person familiar with the situation.The person spoke...

Associated PressSpurs' Popovich on Trump's election: 'That's disgusting.'By RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) Saying he fears for the country's future, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made his frustrations and anger over Donald Trump's election known Friday night.''He is in charge of our country,'' Popovich said. ''That's disgusting.''Popovich spoke...

Leonard expected to play during Spurs' upcoming road tripSAN ANTONIO (AP) Spurs star Kawhi Leonard is expected to make his season debut during the team's upcoming three-game road trip.San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich would not confirm a report by the San Antonio Express-News that Leonard will make his...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Derrick Rose has bone spur in ankle, happy to be backBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Derrick Rose is ready to start playing basketball in Cleveland again - once he's healthy.The oft-injured point guard acknowledged Friday he has a bone spur in his left ankle that contributed...

Cops: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles homeLOS ANGELES (AP) Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James' home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals.It happened Wednesday morning in Brentwood.Capt. Patricia Sandoval, a...

AP Sports WriterOKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violationBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a canceled season opener - and a $50,000 fine for the league's leading scorer.Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was scrapped...