Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has promoted referees JD Ralls and Tyler Ricks to the league's full-time staff for this season. Ralls has worked 28 NBA games in his career, including two this season.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have exercised the third-year team option on sophomore guard Gradey Dick's contract, the team announced Tuesday.

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will continue medical assessments after being hit in the right eye and will not travel with the team for their game Wednesday night against Charlotte, the NBA team announced Tuesday.

Erik Spoelstra quietly made history last week. He didn't see a reason for celebration. Spoelstra is in his 17th season as coach of the Miami Heat, which is the third-longest uninterrupted tenure by one coach with one team in NBA history.

New York Knicks (1-2, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (2-1, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York travels to Miami for an Eastern Conference matchup.

Portland Trail Blazers (1-3, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (2-1, fifth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m.

Toronto Raptors (1-3, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (1-2, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Charlotte and Toronto square off.

Los Angeles Lakers (3-1, third in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland and Los Angeles face off in non-conference action.

Atlanta Hawks (2-2, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (1-2, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta plays Washington for an Eastern Conference matchup.

Detroit Pistons (0-4, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (1-2, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Detroit visits Philadelphia in Eastern Conference action Wednesday.