Basketball

Wizards overcome career-high 56 by Jokic, snap 16-game skid with 122-113 win over the Nuggets

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 39 points, and the Washington Wizards overcame a career-high 56 by Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-113 on Saturday night and snap their 16-game losing streak.

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Spurs' Zach Collins fined $35,000 by NBA for obscene gesture after ejection

NEW YORK (AP) — San Antonio Spurs center Zach Collins was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for making an obscene gesture on the court after being ejected.

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Tiafoe returns to Charlotte's arena to watch Cavs and Hornets after playing Alcaraz in exhibition

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Frances Tiafoe wore a Charlotte Hornets jersey when he beat Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition tennis match. A day later, Tiafoe returned to the Spectrum Center to watch the Hornets play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.

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Magic lose Franz Wagner to torn right oblique, same injury that sidelined Paolo Banchero

Franz Wagner stepped up in countless ways for the Orlando Magic when All-Star forward Paolo Banchero tore his oblique. And now, Wagner has the same injury.

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Mobley scores career-high 41 points as Cavaliers beat Hornets 116-102

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Johnson, Nets to host Antetokounmpo and the Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks (11-11, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (10-13, eighth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Brooklyn Nets host the Milwaukee Bucks in Eastern Conference play Sunday.