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Nuggets star Jamal Murray agrees to a 4-year, $208M max contract extension, AP source says
DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray has agreed to a four-year, $208 million maximum contract extension, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity as the deal, which keeps...
Nikola Jokic leads Serbia to Olympic basketball bronze medal with a 93-83 win over Germany
PARIS (AP) — When it was all over, Bogdan Bogdanovic pumped his fist and leaped high as his teammates celebrated at midcourt and Serbian flags waved wildly in the Bercy Arena stands. Less than 40 hours after enduring one of the most gut-wrenching losses in its history, Serbia had...
France has booed Joel Embiid throughout the Olympics. Now the US faces France for basketball gold
PARIS (AP) — It was Joel Embiid’s time to celebrate. And he savored every second. One of two U.S. players left on the court following their 95-91 comeback victory over Serbia in the Olympic men’s basketball semifinals, Embiid decided to dance. He shuffled up the...
Nikola Jokic quietly has Serbia in the mix for Olympic gold as team faces US in semifinals
PARIS (AP) — Nikola Jokic was headed to the locker room in Bercy Arena after having just helped his team complete the largest comeback in Olympic basketball history in its quarterfinal win over Australia. He looked up and saw a throng of reporters awaiting in the area reserved for...
It's some Olympic rematches in the Paris basketball semifinals, with US-Serbia and Germany-France
PARIS (AP) — U.S. coach Steve Kerr knows something unexpected is going to happen when his team plays against Serbia in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics. Maybe Serbia will change its lineup. Maybe Nikola Jokic will play the entire game. Or maybe the surprise will be that there's no surprise at...
France tops Canada and Serbia beats Australia in OT to reach Olympic semis. Germany, US also advance
PARIS (AP) — France had an ugly couple of days following its group-stage finale loss to Germany. It turned them into possibly its prettiest performances of the Olympic tournament so far. Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points after being inserted into the starting...
South Sudan coach, basketball federation president accuse refs of bias after Olympic loss to Serbia
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan's coach and basketball federation president said referees were biased against their team after a 96-85 loss to Serbia on Saturday that ended an exciting run for the lone African team in the men’s basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics. ...
Adam Silver says NBA and FIBA are having ‘much more serious’ talks about growth in Europe
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was walking around a French neighborhood with his family earlier this week while visiting for the Paris Olympics and NBA jerseys were being worn by people everywhere he looked. Current ones, classic ones, he saw all kinds. ...
Jokic strong in Serbia's 107-66 rout of Puerto Rico in Olympic men's basketball
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Serbia had tried to match the pace of the U.S. team in its Paris Olympics opening loss. It made sure not to repeat the same mistake against Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Serbia romped to a 107-66 victory in men’s basketball at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in...
AP PHOTOS: The stars are out at the Paris Olympics. Here's a look at Day 2
PARIS (AP) — It was another action-packed day at the Paris Olympics. LeBron James and Kevin Durant led the U.S. men's basketball team to an opening victory against Nikola Jokic and Serbia. Simone Biles dominated gymnastics qualifying, and Rafael Nadal set up a second-round tennis...
