Basketball

Hawks All-Star Trae Young cleared for practice after long absence with finger injury

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young, who has missed 22 games since suffering a torn ligament in his left fifth finger, is moving closer to his return to action.

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Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk impressed with NCAA star Zach Edey's improvement

Toronto Raptors centre Kelly Olynyk shook his head in disbelief when he heard that fellow Canadian Zach Edey had won the Naismith Award as U.S. college basketball's player of the year for a second time.

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NBA acknowledges a pair of missed calls in final minute of Miami's costly loss at Indiana

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has acknowledged two officiating mistakes — one wrong call, one missed call — in the final minute of Miami's 117-115 loss at Indiana on Sunday, a defeat that helped send the Heat into the No.

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NBA fines Knicks $25,000 for violating injury reporting rules with Mitchell Robinson

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined the New York Knicks $25,000 on Monday after Mitchell Robinson was listed as out on an initial injury report and then played in a game against Toronto .

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Bucks' up-and-down season reaching low point just before the playoffs

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks' roller coaster season has hit its nadir with the playoffs less than two weeks away. The Bucks have lost four straight games and six of their past seven.

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San Antonio plays Memphis for conference showdown

San Antonio Spurs (19-59, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (27-51, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Spurs -2.