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AP Sports WriterOladipo backtracks on sitting out rest of season with PacersBy MICHAEL MAROTVictor Oladipo is having second thoughts about calling it a season.If all goes well over the next two weeks, the Indiana Pacers just might get their two-time All-Star back.Twelve days after announcing he would sit out...

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...

Ex-NBA superstar Shaq assists stranded Florida driverBy Associated PressGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) A woman whose car was left stranded along a Florida interstate when her tire blew out got a little unexpected help from former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, sheriff's officials say.O'Neal, who lives in the Orlando area, was...

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 coronavirus, making the announcement Tuesday and saying he has hopes to join his team...

AP Basketball WriterRockets' Westbrook says he tested positive for coronavirusBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season.Westbrook made...

AP Basketball WriterRockets' Westbrook has virus, as NBA bubble faces first testBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Houston's Russell Westbrook hasn't made it to the NBA restart yet.The coronavirus did - but health protocols seemed to work as the league and its players hoped they would.On a...

AP Basketball WriterRockets' Westbrook says he tested positive for coronavirusBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season.Westbrook made...

AP Basketball WriterRockets' Westbrook says he tested positive for coronavirusBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season.Westbrook made...

AP Basketball WriterRockets' Westbrook has virus, as NBA bubble faces first testBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Houston's Russell Westbrook hasn't made it to the NBA restart yet.The coronavirus did - but health protocols seemed to work as the league and its players hoped they would.On a...

Lakers G Rajon Rondo breaks thumb in practice, out 6-8 weeksLOS ANGELES (AP) Rajon Rondo broke his right thumb in practice with the Los Angeles Lakers in Florida.The veteran point guard will be out for six to eight weeks, the Lakers said Sunday night. Rondo will have surgery...

AP Sports WriterLeBron won't wear social justice message on Lakers jerseyBy GREG BEACHAMLeBron James says his thoughts on social justice can't be contained on the back of a basketball jersey.The Los Angeles Lakers superstar won't wear one of the NBA-approved social justice messages on the back of his jersey...

Lakers' Anthony Davis to wear own name on jersey in OrlandoLOS ANGELES (AP) Anthony Davis will wear his own name on the back of his jersey when the Los Angeles Lakers return to action.Davis confirmed his decision Sunday in a conference call from Orlando, where the Western Conference-leading...