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San Antonio Spurs (11-46, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (26-31, 11th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah takes on San Antonio looking to break its four-game home losing streak. The Jazz have gone 13-22 against Western Conference teams. Utah leads the Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 46.8 boards. Lauri …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 15 points and five assists on a night father Dell broadcast a game for the first time with his two sons matching up, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-84 on Friday night after the teams tussled in the closing moments. Players were held back from each other after they …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Daryl Morey had video of an attempted moon landing on mute on his laptop as he explained the role of data analytics in the NBA when, suddenly, a crowd of people clapping popped up on the screen. Morey paused the conversation as Intuitive Machines employees cheered the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 …

Washington Wizards (9-46, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (38-17, second in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -14.5; over/under is 241.5 BOTTOM LINE: Washington hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to stop its four-game road skid. The Thunder are 22-6 on their home court. Oklahoma City is …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell sat out Cleveland’s first game back from the break Thursday night against Orlando with an unspecified illness. Mitchell, the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer at 28.4 points per game, is having one of his best seasons. With Mitchell leading them, the Cavs have gone 23-5 since Dec. 16 and are second in the Eastern …

There’s no NBA player who is a bigger fan of harness racing than Denver’s Nikola Jokic. He owns horses, goes to tracks whenever he can and even accepted one of his MVP awards while riding around at his farm in Serbia. He knows the stretch run often decides races. And the same holds true in the NBA, which is entering …

San Antonio Spurs (11-44, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (31-23, eighth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Kings -11; over/under is 242.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays Sacramento in Western Conference action Thursday. The Kings have gone 20-15 against Western Conference teams. Sacramento ranks seventh in the Western Conference …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James still wants to participate in the Paris Olympics this summer, sure sounds like extending his NBA career for at least a couple more seasons is an option and said he would like to see his playing days end as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Of course, not even he knows if any or …

TORONTO (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 12 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 23 against his former team and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 127-125 on Wednesday night. Isaiah Jackson added 15 points and 11 rebounds, Obi Toppin scored 15 and Andrew Nembhard had 14 as the Pacers bounced back from Monday’s loss at Charlotte. Siakam, traded …

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward P.J. Tucker was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Thursday for publicly expressing a desire to be traded before last week’s deadline. Tucker was acquired by the Clippers from Philadelphia in the trade for James Harden on Nov. 1 but played in just 12 games before falling out the rotation for good. …