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Denver Nuggets' Gary Harris shoots as Milwaukee Bucks' Sterling Brown, rear, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)

Nuggets make 24 3-pointers, beat Bucks 134-123

By ANDREW GRUMAN - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons (25) drives to the basket around Miami Heat's Goran Dragic (7) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia. Simmons and Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell, the leading rookie of the year candidates, will play together Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, when the NBA's best first- and second-year players compete in the Rising Stars in Los Angeles to tip off All-Star weekend. (AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)

Simmons, Mitchell and young NBA phenoms set for Rising Stars

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Don Carter, owner who helped bring NBA to Dallas, dies at 84

Associated Press

In this photo taken Jan. 24, 2018, Golden State Warriors President and COO Rick Welts looks out at Chase Center under construction in San Francisco. Standing in the rain seven stories above the concrete, construction workers, steel and mud, Rick Welts is beaming at an arena project that is absolutely his baby. The Warriors COO has been entrusted by owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber to be the unofficial foreman as Chase Center goes up in the Mission Bay district of San Francisco for a scheduled opening of late summer 2019. And with a goal of becoming one of the top notch entertainment venues in the world, right up with The O2 in London and Madison Square Garden for attracting the best music shows. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Welts pours longtime love of NBA, experience into new arena

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

From left, Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry display their all-star jerseys before the start of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Races too close to call at NBA All-Star break

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson (7) drives on Atlanta Hawks guard Tyler Dorsey (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Smith, Griffin help Pistons beat Hawks to end 3-game skid

By DAVE HOGG - Associated Press

Indiana Pacers guard Cory Joseph (6) drives to the basket against Brooklyn Nets guard Allen Crabbe during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Pacers win 3rd straight, hand Nets 7th straight loss

By ADRY TORRES - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler, front, reaches over San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Jokic’s triple-double leads Nuggets over Spurs, 117-109

By MICHAEL KELLY - Associated Press

In this July 7, 2017, file photo, LaVar Ball, father of Los Angeles Lakers' Lonzo Ball and UCLA player LiAngelo Ball, watches the Lakers play the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA summer league basketball game, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) ** FILE **

LaVar Ball will pull Lonzo from Lakers if they don’t sign his brothers

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James' shoes are emblazoned with &quot;EQUALITY&quot; on both heels during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, in Washington. When LeBron James stepped on the court wearing mismatched sneakers in the nation’s capital, it wasn’t a fashion statement by the NBA’s most popular athlete. The message was clearly emblazed in gold on the back of his kicks. Sneaker enthusiasts around the world eagerly await NBA All-Star weekend when new and limited editions of the latest shoes make their debut, but the month leading up to highly anticipated shoe palooza is a time often used to make a social statement.(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

NBA players step toward equality in limited edition sneakers

By KAREEM COPELAND - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors' guard Kyle Lowry goes to the basket against the Miami Heat during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Toronto. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)

DeRozan scores 27, Raptors hold off Heat 115-112

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) drives past Phoenix Suns' Elfrid Payton (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Coach Kerr takes backseat in Warriors’ 129-83 win over Suns

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

President Barack Obama shakes hands with San Antonio Spurs head basketball coach Gregg Popovich as he honored the 2014 NBA Champions the San Antonio Spurs basketball team during a ceremony in the East Room White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Gregg Popovich, Spurs coach, says U.S. ‘racist country’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Timberwolves recall rookie Justin Patton from G League team

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New Orleans Pelicans guard Rajon Rondo (9) protects the ball from Detroit Pistons guard Ish Smith in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Anthony Davis-led Pelicans beat Pistons 118-103

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr gestures on the sideline during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Warriors beat Spurs 122-105 to give Kerr 250th win

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) reacts to a call beside Boston Celtics' Greg Monroe (55) during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Truth is: Cavaliers beat Celtics 121-99 on Paul Pierce’s day

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Washington Wizards' Otto Porter Jr. (22) goes up for a shot while being fouled by Chicago Bulls' Justin Holiday (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Tomas Satoransky scores 25, Wizards beat Bulls 101-90

By JOHN JACKSON - Associated Press