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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, odds are displayed on a screen at a sports book owned and operated by CG Technology in Las Vegas. More than a third of U.S. states are considering legalizing sports gambling if the Supreme Court overturns a federal law that has banned sports books in all but Nevada and three other states since 1992. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Leagues, casinos lobby states for cut of legal sports bets

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

OKlahoma's Trae Young, left, drives past Iowa State's Donovan Jackson, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, March 2, 2018, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips) ** FILE **

Trae Young, Oklahoma star freshman, will enter NBA Draft

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns dunks in front of Los Angeles Clippers guard Milos Teodosic (4) in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

Towns, Wiggins lead Timberwolves past Clippers 123-109

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue reacts as he watches his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Lue taking leave from Cavaliers to address health issues

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Pelicans rookie Jackson has another surgery

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New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry challenges an official on a foul call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in New Orleans, Saturday, March 17, 2018. The Rockets won 107-101. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

NBA fines Pelicans coach Gentry for criticizing officiating

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook grabs a loose ball during first half NBA basketball action against Toronto Raptors in Toronto on Sunday, March 18, 2018. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Westbrook, Thunder end Raptors’ 11-game win streak

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns' Jared Dudley (3) and Marquese Chriss (0) stand nearby after shoving Utah Jazz's Ricky Rubio, right, to the court during the second of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Dudley and Chriss were ejected with a flagrant 2 fouls. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Suns’ Chriss, Dudley fined $25K after Jazz’s Rubio shoved

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, right, drives against Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Grizzlies snap 19-game skid with 101-94 win vs Nuggets

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors Head Coach Dwane Casey reacts during his team's 122-115 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks during NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday March 16, 2018. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Raptor top Mavericks 122-115 for 11th straight win

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant speaks during a media conference on Friday, March 16, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. Durant will miss 1-2 weeks to allow a rib injury to heal. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Warriors’ Durant out at least 2 weeks with fractured rib

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Arizona's Brandon Randolph (5) and Dusan Ristic (14) walk off the court with teammates after Arizona was upset by Buffalo, 89-68, in a first-round game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Arizona could be facing rebuilding year after early exit

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

Georgia Tech’s Okogie announces plans to enter NBA draft

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Texas Southern's Demontrae Jefferson reacts after scoring a 3-point shot during the second half against North Carolina Central in a First Four game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Dayton, Ohio. Texas Southern won 64-46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Cocky Texas Southern guard gets big stage vs. No. 1 Xavier

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tyreke Evans, center, pauses on the court after his team lost to the Chicago Bulls in an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Bulls hand Grizzlies 19th straight loss on Blakeney’s FTs

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks watches the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A month left in the NBA season, and much left to be decided

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic passes the ball on Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Monday, March 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

Lillard, Blazers beat Heat 115-99 for 10th straight victory

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN - Associated Press

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook shoots a reverse layup as Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins (20) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Westbrook’s 100th triple-double, Thunder beat Hawks 119-107

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 17, 2017, file photo, former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing after a flight from Pyongyang. Rodman was sentenced to three years' probation after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors stemming from a January DUI arrest in Southern California. Rodman pleaded guilty Monday, March 12, 2018, in Orange County to one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08 percent. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Dennis Rodman gets probation after DUI arrest in California

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FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Michigan head coach John Beilein gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland in College Park, Md. Beilein has stood the test of time in basketball, coaching since the mid-1970s and earning one of the best reputations in the game as a teacher and a man of integrity. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Michigan’s Beilein says he’s still coaching due to changes

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press