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Fred VanVleet out for Rockets against Jazz with sore right ankle and knee

Fred VanVleet out for Rockets against Jazz with sore right ankle and knee

HOUSTON (AP) — Rockets guard Fred VanVleet missed Wednesday night's game against the Utah Jazz with soreness in his knee and right ankle.
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Knicks guard Jalen Brunson cleared for basketball activities

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson cleared for basketball activities

CLEVELAND (AP) — New York star guard Jalen Brunson has been cleared for basketball activities and could return to the Knicks' lineup for the final week of the regular season, coach Tom Thibodeau said before Wednesday night's game against the Clevelan
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Curry hits 12 3s and scores 52 as Warriors moving up in the West with a victory over the Grizzlies

Curry hits 12 3s and scores 52 as Warriors moving up in the West with a victory over the Grizzlies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The last time Stephen Curry and Golden State played in Memphis, he was held without a field goal and the Warriors lost by 51 points. Curry didn’t recall the frustration from that loss in December .
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76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid set for arthroscopic surgery on left knee

76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid set for arthroscopic surgery on left knee

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week on his left knee, the latest attempt to make the All-Star center healthy enough to play next season.
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Bettors back Duke men and UConn women for national championships

Bettors back Duke men and UConn women for national championships

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duke shines even in a Final Four of all No. 1 seeds .
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Timberwolves sale to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore will go forward, AP source says

Timberwolves sale to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore will go forward, AP source says

The yearslong quest by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez to acquire control of the Minnesota Timberwolves finally seems to be in the home stretch, after current owner Glen Taylor opted not to appeal an arbitration panel's ruling that he must go forward wi
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Maple hardwood, the very foundation of the Final Four, is ingrained with basketball's rich history

Maple hardwood, the very foundation of the Final Four, is ingrained with basketball's rich history

Down on hands and knees in the Alamodome, workers lurched forward to generate enough leverage to slide one large wood panel alongside another .
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Maple hardwood, the very foundation of the Final Four, is ingrained with basketball's rich history

Maple hardwood, the very foundation of the Final Four, is ingrained with basketball's rich history

Down on hands and knees in the Alamodome, workers lurched forward to generate enough leverage to slide one large wood panel alongside another .
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Hardwood is basketball's longtime foundation. A German company would love to change that to glass

Hardwood is basketball's longtime foundation. A German company would love to change that to glass

Chris Thornton loves talking about playing basketball on the most fragile-sounding of surfaces: glass.
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Jokic scores career-high 61 points, plays nearly 53 minutes in 140-139 double-OT loss to Wolves

Jokic scores career-high 61 points, plays nearly 53 minutes in 140-139 double-OT loss to Wolves

DENVER (AP) — Michael Malone called him Superman. At the moment, Nikola Jokic’s just super-tired. The Denver Nuggets big man can't wait to get some sleep after a career-best 61-point performance in which he played nearly 53 minutes.
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