ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An Israeli basketball team fled to the locker room Tuesday as hundreds of fist-pumping, chanting Turkish fans protested the violence in Gaza. The European Cup game between Bnei Hasharon and Turk Telekom was postponed because the Israeli team did not return to the court. There was no word on when or where the...

DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a broken bone in his shooting hand — but won't need surgery. The team said Tuesday that Anthony will be fitted for a removable splint after breaking a bone in his right hand in a victory over the Indiana Pacers the night before....

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have released Dee Brown less than two weeks after signing him to fill the team's need for a backup point guard. Brown appeared in two games for Phoenix and averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 assists. Brown was signed by the Suns on Dec. 24 after appearing in 17 games with the Washington Wizards to begin...

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith is due to appear in a New Jersey municipal court next week to face traffic summonses stemming from a car crash that killed a friend in 2007. A Monmouth County grand jury in October declined to indict the New Jersey native on vehicular homicide charges that could have carried a...

All Times ESTEASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 29 6 .829 — New Jersey 17 18 .486 12 New York 13 19 .406 14½Toronto 14 21 .400 15 Philadelphia 13 20 .394 15 Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB...