NEW YORK (AP) — Every time Kobe Bryant came to Madison Square Garden, it was an event.From the 1998 All-Star Game, his first one, to the night of Feb. 2, 2009, when he broke the arena's scoring record, people just wanted to be in the building.Not Sunday.Kyrie...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The night in Memphis started with a moment of silence for Kobe Bryant. It ended with players from both sides remembering the Los Angeles Lakers great for the good he brought to the game.As for the game itself, Ja Morant scored...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers won a game nobody wanted to play.The tipoff was less than four hours after the Clippers and Orlando Magic learned of the death of former NBA great Kobe Bryant at the age of 41."Sometimes the stage is the...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs did not want to be on the court after learning Kobe Bryant had died, but they tried to honor him as best they could.The teams collaborated on a touching tribute to Bryant at the beginning...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Green Bay linebacker Za’Darius Smith hastily organized an homage to Kobe Bryant minutes before the Pro Bowl.Smith and his NFC teammates learned about Bryant's death while they were in the locker room getting ready for the NFL's...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan State weathered another sluggish start, then wore down Minnesota.The Spartans reasserted themselves after a rough loss, and the Gophers paid the price.Cassius Winston had 18 points and eight assists and Xavier Tillman added...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tyasha Harris is realizing the value of her scoring even as she has claimed a new title as South Carolina's career assists leader.Harris scored 13 points and added seven assists and No. 1 South Carolina rode an overwhelming opening...

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic turned in his ninth triple-double of the season, Jerami Grant scored a season-high 25 points and the Denver Nuggets held off the Houston Rockets 117-110 on a melancholy Sunday as players and fans learned about an hour before...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach LaVine fell just short of a perfect night Saturday.LaVine scored 44 points and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-106. The 6-foot-5 guard also finished with 10 rebounds and eight assists, barely missing his...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James was a teenager when he first met Kobe Bryant at a youth basketball camp, in awe of his idol and ears open as the Los Angeles Lakers star offered advice to the prodigy that has lasted to this day."I was just listening,"...

DETROIT (AP) — Kyrie Irving took over, scoring on an array of shots and even over a backboard that was simply in his way.Irving scored 17 of his 45 points in the third quarter to overcome a double-digit deficit and the Brooklyn Nets went on to beat...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 26 points and Chris Paul had 25 to lead Oklahoma City to its fifth-straight win, 113-104 over the slumping Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.Karl-Anthony Towns scored 37 for the Timberwolves, who cut...