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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Dallas was at risk of becoming the first team to lose to Philadelphia since March before Dirk Nowitzki took over late in the last quarter and led the Mavericks to a 92-86 win on Monday.Philadelphia, which has lost all 11 games this season and 21 in...

ATLANTA (AP) - DeMarre Carroll's agent says an MRI on Carroll's left knee showed no structural damage, and Carroll is hoping to play for the Hawks by Friday night's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.Mark Bartelstein told The Associated Press on Thursday that Carroll has only a knee...

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Golden State Warriors will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Oracle Arena. New Orleans At Golden State When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 18, 2015 Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC PREDICTION: Warriors 115, Pelicans 98 Join BetOnline...

ATLANTA (AP) - Hawks guard Kyle Korver is done for the playoffs because of an ankle injury, another blow to a team already trailing Cleveland 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals.He has a severe high right ankle sprain, and a foot and ankle specialist will determine the course of...

WASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman missed the first quarter of Saturday night's 117-110 loss to the New York Knicks because he was attending the memorial service for longtime NBA coach Flip Saunders in Minnesota.Wittman returned as the second quarter was starting.Saunders, who died Sunday after battling...

CLEVELAND (AP) The wife of U.S. PGA champion Jason Day was treated and released from a hospital after LeBron James crashed into her during an NBA game on Thursday.Ellie Day was taken from Quicken Loans Arena, with her head immobilized, to MetroHealth Medical Center. She was released early...

Knicks owner James Dolan bans Charles Oakley from Madison Square Garden, but says "hopefully it won't be forever"NEW YORK (AP) Knicks owner James Dolan bans Charles Oakley from Madison Square Garden, but says ''hopefully it won't be forever''

AP Basketball WriterDwyane Wade mourns cousin, urges tougher gun laws in ChicagoBy TIM REYNOLDSDwyane Wade has lashed out against Chicago's gun laws, calling them weak and saying he's urged officials in his hometown to enact changes to make the city safer.The Chicago Bulls star, whose cousin was shot dead...

MIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade is already thinking big about the Miami Heat's fast-approaching season.And missing the playoffs last season has only energized him.Less than two weeks from the start of his 13th Heat training camp, Wade joined Jack Nicklaus and Chris Evert as enshrinees Wednesday at the 21st...

Knicks sign former Stanford guard Chasson RandleNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks have signed former Stanford guard Chasson Randle.Terms of the deal weren't disclosed Thursday.The 6-foot-2 Randle played for CEZ Nymburk in the Czech Republic last season, averaging 12.8 points and 20.6 minutes. He appeared in three...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Nikola Vucevic scored 18 points, Shabazz Napier added 14 and the Orlando Magic took command early on the way to beating the Brazilian club Flamengo 90-73 on Saturday night as part of the NBA Global Games.The Magic led 13-2 early and eventually built a...

MIAMI (AP) - The Associated Press will periodically look at the changing landscape of the NBA during the season from varied perspectives: A player's viewpoint, from the bench, and from the business side. In this installment, Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder provides an inside look.---Quin Snyder looks the same...