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Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad on Sunday just four months after again coming out of retirement. The Opals, Boomers and the 3x3 teams were announced by Chef de...
Knicks assistant Johnnie Bryant joining Cavaliers as associated head coach, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) — New York Knicks assistant Johnnie Bryant is joining new Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson's staff, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press on Saturday. Bryant, who interviewed for the Cavaliers' opening before Atkinson was hired, will be an...
Donovan Mitchell agrees to a 3-year, $150.3M contract extension with the Cavaliers, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell isn't taking his talents anywhere. Not yet, anyway. The five-time All-Star guard has agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ...
Atkinson confident Cavs can take the next step. Team optimistic Mitchell will sign an extension
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — From the outside, Kenny Atkinson kept tabs on Cleveland and recognized something special happening with the Cavaliers. They had young talent. They had a positive culture. And, in Donovan Mitchell, they had a superstar. Atkinson wanted to be...
Pistons and coach J.B. Bickerstaff agree on 4-year contract with team option for 5th, AP source says
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a four-year contract with coach J.B. Bickerstaff with a team option for a fifth season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke the AP on condition of anonymity because the...
Kenny Atkinson signs 5-year contract to coach Cavaliers, who made change after playoff appearance
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson's first stint as an NBA head coach ended with a sudden, strange separation in Brooklyn. He's hoping for a longer-lasting relationship in Cleveland. The Cavaliers finalized a five-year contract on Friday with Atkinson, who spent the...
Cavaliers hiring Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as next coach, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) — Just days ahead of the NBA draft, the Cavaliers picked their coach. Kenny Atkinson, an assistant with Golden State who helped Brooklyn rebuild before a puzzling departure, will be Cleveland's new coach, a person familiar with decision told The Associated Press on...
Cavaliers still meeting with coaching candidates in search that remains 'fluid,' AP sources say
CLEVELAND (AP) — It's been almost a month since J.B. Bickerstaff coached his last game for Cleveland and the Cavaliers are still looking for his successor. The team has interviewed five candidates, including former NBA coaches James Borrego, Kenny Atkinson and Dave Joerger, two...
Cavaliers to interview Nuggets assistant David Adelman, 6th candidate contacted, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) — With their list of coaching candidates growing, the Cleveland Cavaliers received permission Tuesday to interview Denver assistant David Adelman, a person familiar with the team's search told The Associated Press. Adelman, the son of longtime NBA coach Rick Adelman,...
Cavaliers to interview Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for head coaching vacancy, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers will interview Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for their head coaching vacancy — the fifth known candidate in Cleveland's search — in the next few days, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on Monday. A long-time NBA...
