CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NBA's All-Star weekend is shaping up to be quite the family affair, with the Curry brothers facing each other in the 3-point contest.Stephen Curry told ESPN he and brother Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers will square off Feb. 16 in Charlotte, their hometown.The Golden State star says the contest will be fun, but he knows his brother is "going to be gunning for me, though. That's the problem."The NBA has not released the full field of competitors for the All-Star Saturday Night events. This will be the sixth time Stephen Curry has been in the contest and the first for Seth Curry. Their father, Dell Curry, was a two-time participant.In an interview last week with The Associated Press, Dell Curry said his two sons love to compete at just about anything — and it's impossible to say who's more competitive."At my daughter's wedding we played liar's dice for about two hours — and that was the most competitive thing I have seen in a long time," he said with a... [More]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NBA's All-Star weekend is shaping up to be quite the family affair, with the Curry brothers facing each other in the 3-point contest.Stephen Curry told ESPN he and brother Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers will square off Feb. 16 in Charlotte, their hometown.The Golden State star says the contest will be fun, but he knows his brother is "going to be gunning for me, though. That's the problem."The NBA has not released the full field of competitors for the All-Star Saturday Night events. This will be the sixth time Stephen Curry has been in the contest and the first for Seth Curry. Their father, Dell Curry, was a two-time participant.In an interview last week with The Associated Press, Dell Curry said his two sons love to compete at just about anything — and it's impossible to say who's more competitive."At my daughter's wedding we played liar's dice for about two hours — and that was the most competitive thing I have seen in a long time," he said with a... [More]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Golden State star Stephen Curry has told ESPN that he and brother Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers will be taking part in the 3-point contest during the NBA's All-Star weekend.They'll be squaring off Feb. 16 in Charlotte, their hometown.Stephen Curry told ESPN that the contest "will be fun with the Curry brothers," adding that he knows his brother is "going to be gunning for me, though. That's the problem."The NBA has not released the full field of competitors for the All-Star Saturday Night events.This will be the sixth time Stephen Curry has been in the contest and the first for Seth Curry. Their father, Dell Curry, was a two-time participant.

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington forward Markieff Morris has been fined $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct late in the Wizards' overtime victory at Portland on Monday night.The NBA announced the penalty Wednesday before the Wizards played at the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors.Morris was on the bench when he twice pulled at guard Seth Curry's shorts during live play at the end of the fourth quarter in the Wizards' 125-124 victory.___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/tag/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris has been fined $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct for grabbing an opponent's uniform.NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the fine on Wednesday.It stems from the final play of the fourth quarter of the Wizards' 125-124 overtime win over the Trail Blazers on Monday.Morris, who was out of the game after scoring 28 points, twice grabbed Portland guard Seth Curry's uniform while Curry was playing.___More AP NBA: www.apnews.com/tag/NBA and www.twitter.com/AP_Sports

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trail Blazers head into fall camp still stinging from last season's first-round playoff sweep by New Orleans.The trick now is not to overcorrect."You run the risk of overreacting to defeats, and maybe being blinded by victories," coach Terry Stotts said. "I think it's important that we learn from it, I don't want our team to forget about it. I don't want our team to forget about the feeling we had, not just after the series was over, but what we had to live through over the summer, and keep that edge. Hopefully, we use it as a learning experience."Portland returns the nucleus — Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic — of a team that went 49-33 last season. Apart from the early postseason exit, it was mostly considered a success.Boosted by a 13-game winning streak that started with a victory over the Golden State Warriors just before the All-Star break, the Blazers secured the third seed in the Western Conference. They clinched the Northwest Division title... [More]

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki plans to become the first player to spend all 21 seasons with the same NBA franchise.Dennis Smith Jr. will be half the German star's age when the Dallas Mavericks open next season looking to end the first two-year playoff drought in nearly two decades. The team posted its worst record since 1997-98, the year before Nowitzki arrived.The No. 9 overall pick who turned 20 early in what ended up as a solid rookie season, Smith figures to have a new teammate facing high expectations the way he did. Dallas will pick no lower than seventh in June.Smith will have at least one thing in common with Nowitzki, who turns 40 this summer. They want the Mavericks to be regulars in the postseason again, the way they were before the current swoon."I've been in a couple of arenas that are playoff teams, and I just witnessed the atmosphere," Smith said. "I can only imagine how it is playoff time."It's certainly better than 24-58, tied with Atlanta for the league's third-worst record.... [More]

Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry will have surgery for a stress fracture in his lower left leg, an injury that has sidelined him all season, a person with direct knowledge of the decision said Tuesday.The season-ending procedure is planned because the injury wasn't healing fast enough on its own, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the surgery hasn't been announced.The surgery will likely be this week, the person said, and the younger brother of Golden State star Stephen Curry is expected to be ready for next season.Dallas had planned to start Curry alongside rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr., the No. 9 pick in last year's draft. The 27-year-old was coming off his best season, averaging 12.8 points and shooting 43 percent from 3-point range in his first season with the Mavericks in 2016-17.Curry's injury made Wesley Matthews the primary starter at shooting guard when the Mavericks were planning for him to open the game at small forward.The change also... [More]

A person with direct knowledge of the decision says Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry will have surgery for a stress fracture in his lower left leg, an injury that has sidelined him all season.The season-ending procedure is planned because the injury wasn't healing fast enough on its own, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the surgery hasn't been announced.The surgery will likely be this week, the person said, and the younger brother of Golden State star Stephen Curry is expected to be ready for next season.Dallas had planned to start Curry alongside rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr., the No. 9 pick in last year's draft. The 27-year-old was coming off his best season, averaging 12.8 points and shooting 43 percent from 3-point range in his first season with the Mavericks in 2016-17.___More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball

G Seth Curry has been ruled out for the rest of November. Coach Rick Carlisle said Curry, who has yet to play this season because of a leg stress fracture, has been doing some on-court work, but has to participate in a full practice.

Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a stress reaction of his left tibia, the team announced Saturday. It was unclear when the injury occurred but he played in the preseason game at Orlando on Thursday night when he shot 4 of 14 from the field. The 27-year-old Curry was projected to start in Dallas' backcourt this season. The Mavs said Curry will be re-evaluated on a weekly basis.

G Seth Curry (left shoulder) is likely done for the year. Coach Rick Carlisle said, "He's not too serious at this point, but there's no point in him trying to play."

G Seth Curry (shoulder) missed his fourth game in a row.

G Seth Curry (left shoulder) was ruled out just before game time Wednesday and missed his third straight game.

G Seth Curry missed the game with a left shoulder injury.

G Seth Curry sat out Sunday after aggravating an injury in his left (non-shooting) shoulder Friday at Memphis. PG Yogi Ferrell started in place of Curry against the Bucks.

G Seth Curry had 18 points Wednesday. Curry had returned to the lineup after a one-game absence to rest a sore shoulder.

G Seth Curry, making his second consecutive start at point guard, finished with 11 points after hitting an inconsequential 3-pointer in the waning moments. He finished 2 of 6 from beyond the arc.

G Seth Curry scored 23 points, while moving in the starting lineup from shooting guard to point guard, a spot Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said he plans to keep Curry at for a longer look. Curry hit 9-of-14 shots, including making three 3-pointers.

G Seth Curry had a disappointing evening Tuesday against the Warriors and his brother, Stephen Curry, finishing with 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting.