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Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings (11) brings the ball upcourt in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Monday, March 12, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Middleton has 24, Bucks send Grizzlies to 18th straight loss

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

Bucks sign guard Brandon Jennings to 10-day contract

Associated Press

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell dunks in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Friday, March 9, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Crowder has season-high 22, Jazz beat Grizzlies 95-78

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, Oklahoma guard Trae Young (11) brings the ball up court during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, in Norman, Okla. Trae Young has had one of the best freshman seasons in NCAA history. His decision on whether to go pro or not looms. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Oklahoma’s Young, family to weigh if he should go pro

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

New York Knicks guard Emmanuel Mudiay tries togged past Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

Lillard leads Portland on its latest late-season surge

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Miami Heat guards Dwyane Wade (3) and Goran Dragic (7), from Slovenia, react during the overtime portion an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Washington. The Wizards won 117-113. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NBA says 3 calls hurt Heat in overtime loss at Washington

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls' Lauri Markkanen (24) dunks the ball as Memphis Grizzlies' JaMychal Green (0) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Bulls hang on down stretch, beat Grizzlies 119-110

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Referee Mike Callahan, left, talks to Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Wizards meet with league over officials amid increasing tension

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Houston Rockets' James Harden loses the ball between Milwaukee Bucks' Tony Snell and Jabari Parker during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Rockets extend winning streak to 17, beat Bucks 110-99

By GENARO C. ARMAS - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroeder (17) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

DeRozan scores 25, Raptors beat Hawks 106-90

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker (1) shoots over Miami Heat's Justise Winslow (20) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

On Basketball: It’s time to change the NBA draft rules

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Smart fined $15,000 for criticism of officiating

Associated Press

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) drives past Detroit Pistons forward Anthony Tolliver (43) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Reinventing Wade: At 36, another new role awaits Heat great

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors forward C.J. Miles (0) collides with Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lamb on his way to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

DeRozan scores 19 points, Raptors beat Hornets 103-98

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, back, from Serbia, shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers' JR Smith in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Cleveland. The Nuggets won 126-117. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Soup-er man: Cavs’ Smith back from soup-throwing suspension

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Isaiah Thomas (7) gestures during an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas. The way Isaiah Thomas sees it, what awaits in free agency this summer is like what he faced when he was the last pick in the NBA Draft. “I only need one team to love me,” Thomas said Thursday, candidly opening up about his health, his past, his present and his future while he deals with a season that absolutely has not gone the way he envisioned. (AP Photo/ Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

Lakers’ Isaiah Thomas: ‘All you need is 1 team to love you’

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Three billboards trying to entice Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James to come to Philadelphia are shown near a highway, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, in Cleveland. The three billboards were unveiled on Monday on busy Interstate-480 outside Cleveland, and each contains a message asking James to sign with the Sixers this summer as a free agent. Although James may not see the signs because they're not on any route he would take from his home in Bath, Ohio, to Quicken Loans Arena, the three-time champion was warmed by their sentiment. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Silly or Philly?: LeBron swats talk of Philadelphia visit

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, Agua Caliente Clippers' J.J. O'Brien (22) looks for an outlet as Erie BayHawks' Andrew White (4) defends during the first quarter of an NBA G-League basketball game at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pa. The NBA and NFL essentially set up college sports to be a de facto farm system for professional teams and the people who defend college sports want no part of that. LeBron James said the NBA should explore expanding its developmental G League to make it more like major league baseball’s farm systems.(Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP, File)

Plenty of opinions, but few solutions to fix college hoops

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gestures toward supportive fans after the Warriors defeated the New York Knicks in an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

In lieu of White House visit, Warriors take kids to museum

By BRIAN McNALLY - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket against Washington Wizards forward Tomas Satoransky, center, and center Marcin Gortat (13), of Poland, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Wizards can’t keep up with Warriors despite Otto Porter’s 29 points

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times