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ATLANTA (AP) Coach Mike Budenholzer is still reluctant to provide an answer to the lone question mark in the Atlanta Hawks lineup.From all indications, though, Kent Bazemore will be the starting small forward when the regular season begins next week.The 6-foot-5 swingman has started all five preseason games...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Stanley Johnson had already brought attention to himself when - after being selected by the Detroit Pistons with the eighth pick Thursday - he declared himself to be the best player in the draft.Then there was his introductory news conference at the Palace on...

Grizzlies sign guard MarShon Brooks to multi-year dealMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard MarShon Brooks to a multi-year deal after adding him to the roster on a 10-day contract last month.Brooks originally signed a 10-day deal with the Grizzlies on March 27, and he averaged...

O No, Canada: Singer flubs anthem at Raptors game in NYCNEW YORK (AP) O No, Canada.A Broadway performer botched the Canadian national anthem before the Toronto Raptors' game in Brooklyn on Sunday, singing lyrics that aren't in ''O Canada.''Amber Iman, who has been cast in the national tour...

The LA CLIPPERS and the PORTLAND will both be gunning for a victory on 11/8/2018 at 10:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LA CLIPPERS vs PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS When: 10:00 PM  ET, Thursday, November 8, 2018 Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ROT TEAM PS OU ML 705 LA CLIPPERS -5 (-110) 225.5 (-110) 175 -210 706 PORTLAND TV: 10:05 PM LINE: -5 PREDICTION: PORTLAND , LA CLIPPERS Oddsmakers currently...

'Explosive' Durant scores 15 in 1st preseason game with NetsBy The Associated PressKevin Durant still can score in bunches.The four-time NBA scoring champion returned from a lengthy injury absence to score 15 points in his debut with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.Durant ruptured the Achilles tendon in his...

Associated PressRaptors 'hungry' for another title run, even without LeonardBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Kawhi Leonard has moved on and Danny Green is gone, but the Toronto Raptors still have an NBA title to defend.This season, a group led by All-Star guard Kyle Lowry, breakout talent Pascal Siakam and...

AP Basketball WriterKings' Barnes isn't at NBA restart, says he has coronavirusBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Harrison Barnes of the Sacramento Kings became the latest NBA player to reveal that he has the coronavirus, making the announcement Tuesday and saying he has hopes to join his...

MEMPHIS (102)Je.Green 4-12 3-5 12, Randolph 6-15 7-8 19, Gasol 4-11 7-8 15, Conley 9-15 4-5 23, Lee 2-4 2-2 6, Allen 5-12 0-0 10, Udrih 1-3 2-4 4, Leuer 2-6 0-0 4, Koufos 1-2 2-2 4, Calathes 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 36-83 27-34 102.PHOENIX (101)Tucker 2-7...

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo sits out against SunsPHOENIX (AP) Milwaukee star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was held out of the Bucks' lineup Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns because of right knee soreness.Antetokounmpo, second in the NBA in scoring at 29.7 points per game, sat out for the first time...

Associated PressAP source: Thunder, Westbrook agree on 3-year dealBy MURRAY EVANSOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A month after Kevin Durant broke Oklahoma City's heart, Russell Westbrook has reaffirmed his desire to stay with the Thunder.The two sides have agreed on a new three-year contract worth $85.7 million, according to a...

For the New York Knicks, it was about playing harder, even if not really much better. Saving their season would be more about effort than execution. "Tonight it was just one of them days where you just got to leave it out there on the basketball court," Carmelo Anthony said. Now...