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NBA fines Bucks coach Doc Rivers for comments about call refs admitted they got wrong
NEW YORK (AP) — Doc Rivers was right. It still cost him $25,000. Rivers, the coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, was fined by the NBA on Sunday, a day after he publicly criticized the officiating that led to the deciding points in a 115-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. ...
Myles Turner scores 34, Pacers avenge Friday's loss to Miami with 119-110 win over Heat
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored a season-high 34 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 119-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday. Pascal Siakam added 23 points for the Pacers, who shot 52% from the field, and...
Julius Randle's winning 3-pointer against Suns caps season-high 35-point performance
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As soon as it left his hands, Julius Randle knew his winning 3-pointer was going in. Randle got the ball with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns tied at 117 and 2.1 seconds to play. Minnesota, which battled back from 16 points down, advanced the ball...
Randle hits 3 at the buzzer to lift Timberwolves over Booker, Suns with 120-117 win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cap his 35-point night and lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 120-117 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon. Randle and the Wolves got the ball back with just 2.1 seconds remaining and called a timeout to...
Mavericks' Luka Doncic sidelined with bruised right knee and will miss game versus Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic will miss Sunday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a bruised right knee. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd would not say how long Doncic would be out. The Mavericks host the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. ...
Hornets' LaMelo Ball fined $100K for 'derogatory comment' in interview. Coach says he apologized
CLEVELAND (AP) — Charlotte Hornets coach Charles Lee says star guard LaMelo Ball is “very apologetic” for making what the NBA called “an offensive and derogatory comment” as it fined him $100,000, the maximum allowed by league rule. Ball made the comment Saturday on FanDuel...
Tatum traveled before making game winner to lift Boston over Toronto, NBA says
NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum traveled moments before making the deciding 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to give the Boston Celtics a 126-123 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, the NBA said. Tatum moved his pivot foot with 3.4 seconds left in overtime and should...
Minnesota's Anthony Edwards fined $35,000 for making obscene gesture during Wolves-Kings game
NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota All-Star guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture on the court during the Timberwolves' NBA Cup win in Sacramento on Friday night. The league announced the fine Sunday. The NBA did not specify...
Tatum's 3-pointer at the buzzer in OT gives the Celtics a 126-123 victory over the Raptors
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 126-123 on Saturday night. Tatum finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 27 points. Al Horford and Derrick White scored 18 points...
Fox scores 49 points one day after franchise-record performance to lead Kings over Jazz 121-117
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After scoring 60 points in a losing effort the night before, De'Aaron Fox had 49 to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 121-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Fox went 16 of 30 from the field and made 14 of 19 from the free-throw line, and he...
