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USA Basketball to play host to Puerto Rico in World Cup tuneup at Las Vegas
USA Basketball has finalized its schedule of exhibition games leading into this summer’s FIBA World Cup, announcing Tuesday that it will open the five-game slate against Puerto Rico in Las Vegas on Aug. 7. It will be the only World Cup warmup game in the U.S. for the Americans, a...
Michael Winger leaving Clippers to take over Wizards, source tells AP
Michael Winger has been hired as the new president of Monumental Basketball, overseeing the NBA’s Washington Wizards and WNBA’s Washington Mystics, a person with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. Winger, who comes to Washington after serving as the general manager of the...
76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and 3 second-round exits from playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doc Rivers' penchant for playoff collapses and second-round exits cost him his coaching job with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers fired Rivers on Tuesday following a third straight exit in the second round of the playoffs, and the second time over that span he...
Analysis: Playoff outcomes suggest the NBA could see a summer of big moves
Golden State has decisions to make now. Big decisions. Phoenix does, too. And Dallas. And Milwaukee. And Portland. And more. It’s the best time of year in the NBA — with the playoff field getting down to its final four on Sunday. It’ll be followed by the co-best...
Former NBA player and executive Lance Blanks, 56, dies
DALLAS (AP) — Lance Blanks, who played in the NBA for three seasons and later worked as a scout and front office executive, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 56. Blanks died Wednesday in Dallas, his family said in a statement distributed by the NBA. He...
With Paul hurt, Suns' Payne tries to recreate playoff magic
PHOENIX (AP) — Cameron Payne was a surprise hero for a few games during the Phoenix Suns' run to the NBA Finals two seasons ago. The team might need a similar effort from the backup point guard on Friday. The Suns could be without veteran point guard Chris Paul for...
Nuggets try to make star-studded Suns look average again
The Phoenix Suns' star quartet of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton looked mighty average in their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Now it's gut check time when the Suns try to even the series in Game 2 on Monday in Denver. There's certainly...
Murray scores 34, Nuggets beat Suns 125-107 in Game 1
DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray kept imploring the crowd to get louder and louder with each trip down the floor. As if the Nuggets point guard even needed to. His play was already rocking the arena. Murray scored 34 points, hitting six of Denver's 16 3-pointers, and the...
Durant signs lifetime deal with Nike, joining Jordan, LeBron
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant and Nike have agreed to a lifetime contract, making him just the third NBA player to receive such a deal, joining Michael Jordan and LeBron James. The 13-time All-Star has a relationship with Nike that dates back to 2007, releasing 15 different sets of...
Clippers: Leonard has meniscus tear, will be ready next year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has a meniscus tear in his right knee, although his surgically repaired right ACL is intact. The team had said Leonard sustained a right knee sprain after playing in the first two games of the Clippers’ first-round loss...
