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AP Sports WriterRestaurant, casino owner to buy Rockets from AlexanderBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Tilman Fertitta, a billionaire restaurant and casino owner from Houston, agreed to buy the Houston Rockets from Leslie Alexander on Tuesday.Terms were not released and must be approved by the NBA Board of Governors. In...

AP Sports WriterNBA rescinds Game 2 double technicals against Green, NeneBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Warriors forward Draymond Green and Houston big man Nene had their double technical fouls rescinded by the NBA from Tuesday night's Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.Golden State had approached the league...

AP Sports WriterDavis MRI shows muscle bruiseBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) A person familiar with the situation says an MRI on Anthony Davis' injured left shoulder showed a muscle bruise.The person says Davis' timetable for a return is day-to-day. The person spoke to The Associated Press Friday on...

AP Basketball WriterDavis, Williamson say they're ready for re-opening nightBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson say they are ready for re-opening night.Davis practiced Wednesday for the first time since getting poked in an eye during the Los Angeles Lakers' scrimmage opener last...

Grizzlies add Rich Cho, Glen Grunwald to front officeMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have hired Rich Cho vice president of basketball strategy and Glen Grunwald as a senior adviser within the franchise's basketball operations department.Cho is a former Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers general manager....

Pelicans add Weatherspoon, Diggs to coaching staffNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Teresa Weatherspoon and AJ Diggs as assistant coaches with a focus on player development.The club says the two new assistants have been assigned to work closely with the Pelicans' two-way players and will...

AP Sports WriterGiannis, surging Bucks end 2018 with NBA's best recordBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Dynamic offense jump-started the Milwaukee Bucks' season. Tighter defense has propelled them to the best record in the NBA.The Bucks are 15 games over .500, an impressive beginning for Mike Budenholzer's tenure as...

The Latest: Lawyers for NBA twins focus on victim's motiveBy Associated PressPHOENIX (AP) The Latest on the assault trial of NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris (all times local):4:33 p.m.A defense lawyer has pressed the man the Morris brothers are accused of beating on whether knowing about the...

AP Sports WriterCeltics' Walker gets knee injection, out until early JanuaryBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Celtics point guard Kemba Walker will be sidelined until at least the first week of January after receiving a stem cell injection in his left knee.Boston president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterFormer NBA top pick Bogut unsure about playing futureBy DENNIS PASSAAfter 15 years in professional basketball, Andrew Bogut is close to making a decision on when to end his career. The new coronavirus and subsequent postponement of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo isn’t making it any easier.The...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - LeBron James couldn't carry the Cavaliers on his sore back Friday night.So Cavaliers coach David Blatt put him on the bench.Blatt held the four-time MVP out of a 93-86 loss at Indiana for precautionary reasons. James had hurt his back while scoring a season-high 42 points...