Charlotte Hornets (10-36, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (33-15, second in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte enters the matchup with Oklahoma City as losers of five games in a row. The Thunder have gone 18-6 at home. Oklahoma City is fourth in the league with 120.4 points and is …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard’s former team took a bit of the shine off his gala homecoming. Anfernee Simons scored 24 points, including a key floater with 17.1 seconds left, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 on Wednesday night. Lillard finished with 25 points for the Bucks in their second straight loss under …

LONDON (AP) — A woman and her two young daughters had a corrosive substance thrown on them in London, where they were receiving treatment at a hospital Thursday, police said. The city’s Metropolitan Police force said officers received reports that a man pushed a 3-year-old girl to the ground and threw an alkaline substance at her, her 8-year-old sister and …