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Spurs center Pau Gasol breaks finger during pregame warmupsSAN ANTONIO (AP) Spurs center Pau Gasol has broken his finger during pregame warmups and is not playing against the Denver Nuggets.The team said there is no timeline for Gasol's return.Gasol was scheduled to start Thursday night but left the...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls made it official Tuesday, hiring Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg to replace Tom Thibodeau.Hoiberg was long rumored as the replacement for Thibodeau, who was fired last week after five seasons.Hoiberg went 115-56 with the Cyclones, including four straight NCAA Tournament appearances and back-to-back Big...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving will play against Boston after missing two games with a strained left shoulder.Irving participated in the team's shoot-around Tuesday and coach David Blatt announced he would play about 90 minutes before the game.Irving injured his shoulder in the second half of...

MINNESOTA (97)Muhammad 4-11 0-0 9, Young 7-11 2-4 17, Dieng 2-6 4-6 8, Wiggins 3-6 4-8 10, LaVine 4-12 4-5 12, Williams 2-9 2-2 6, Budinger 2-6 1-3 6, Hummel 2-3 0-0 4, Adrien 1-3 3-4 5, Daniels 5-6 0-0 14, Robinson III 1-2 0-0 2,...

CLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving's eyes are pointed forward, and once he's back on the floor the Cavaliers star guard intends to keep looking ahead.''I'm a Ferrari without a rearview mirror,'' he said.Irving, who hasn't played since breaking his left kneecap in the NBA Finals, is finally fully cleared...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - NBA draft prospect Rashad Vaughn has returned home to Minneapolis for a pair of workouts this weekend, one with the Minnesota Timberwolves and another with the Atlanta Hawks.Vaughn starred at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in suburban Minneapolis before playing last year at UNLV. He is projected...

The Latest: Chicago police respond to Wade's gun law remarksCHICAGO (AP) The Latest on Bulls star Dwyane Wade's call for Chicago to toughen gun laws (all times local):12:30 p.m.The Chicago Police Department has released a statement in response to Dwyane Wade's call for tougher gun laws, saying officers...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Jazz say guard Alec Burks will miss the rest of the season after surgery on his injured left shoulder.Burks was averaging 13.9 points, a career-high 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season. He has missed the past two games because...

HOUSTON (AP) Moses Malone has been remembered not only for his rebounds and three MVP trophies, but for making people smile.In a service marked by laughter from many of his NBA peers and hundreds of others at Houston's Lakewood Church, the Hall of Famer on Saturday was lauded...

DETROIT (103)Singler 2-7 1-2 7, Monroe 4-18 2-4 10, Drummond 8-12 0-2 16, Jennings 10-18 0-0 25, Caldwell-Pope 5-9 0-0 13, Jerebko 4-8 0-0 10, Meeks 5-8 1-1 14, Augustin 0-4 0-0 0, Butler 3-7 0-0 8, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-91 4-9 103.CLEVELAND (80)James...

CLEVELAND (128)James 10-20 8-10 31, Love 2-10 2-2 8, Mozgov 4-7 2-4 10, Irving 20-32 10-10 57, Smith 2-6 0-0 6, Shumpert 1-6 0-0 2, Thompson 5-9 2-2 12, Jones 0-1 2-2 2, Dellavedova 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-91 26-30 128.SAN ANTONIO (125)Leonard 9-14 5-8 24, Duncan...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Clippers have waived free agent forward/center Nikoloz Tskitishvili.The move came Saturday, a day after he didn't play in the team's first preseason game, a 103-96 victory over Denver. The team signed him last week.Tskitishvili, a 32-year-old from Tbilisi, Georgia, played for Champville of the...