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AP Sports Writer76ers GM: Injured Simmons 'close or ready' to NBA returnBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons is closer to getting cleared to play, should the NBA season resume.The league leader in steals was sidelined with nerve issues in his lower back when the...

The Latest: Curry, Burke, Silver, others to talk leadershipBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---The NBA will hold its fourth annual Jr. NBA Leadership Summit on May 15, a three-hour event headlined by a conversation between three-time NBA champion...

AP Basketball WriterLesson learned: Around Jordan, teammates saw price of fameBy TIM REYNOLDSThere were obvious perks to being teammates with Michael Jordan. Plenty of his Chicago teammates own multiple championship rings, they appear in some of the most-replayed NBA highlight clips of all time and they’ve got a lifetime...

AP Basketball WriterLesson learned: Around Jordan, teammates saw price of fameBy TIM REYNOLDSThere were obvious perks to being teammates with Michael Jordan. Plenty of his Chicago teammates own multiple championship rings, they appear in some of the most-replayed NBA highlight clips of all time and they’ve got a lifetime...

Clippers owner Ballmer closes $400M deal to buy The ForumINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer on Monday completed his purchase of The Forum from Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. for $400 million.Newly created Forum Entertainment LLC will continue operating the building that opened in 1967...

15 leagues join forces to recognize health care workersLOS ANGELES (AP) New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky and U.S. women's soccer star Carli Lloyd are among the athletes participating in a project to recognize and celebrate health care workers for their efforts...

AP Basketball WriterNBA pushes back draft combine, draft lotteryBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA is delaying the draft lottery and draft combine, events scheduled for Chicago later this month.The league made the decision Friday, though it has been expected for some time. The lottery cannot occur until the regular season is...

AP Sports WriterMarc Eversley joins Bulls as GM from 76ers' front officeBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Marc Eversley gets a chance to help restore an iconic NBA franchise and set an example for the city's youth.He welcomes the opportunities.A former Nike executive who spent the past four years in...

AP Music WriterLeBron James to honor Class of 2020 with all-star eventBy MESFIN FEKADUNEW YORK (AP) LeBron James is putting together an all-star event to honor and celebrate the high school class of 2020, which has had its graduation season upended by the coronavirus pandemic.The LeBron James Family...

AP Basketball WriterNBA team presidents operating with intent to resume seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA team presidents met Thursday and emerged with belief that there are still ways to resume the season, and Dallas owner Mark Cuban also expressed optimism that the league will find a way out of the coronavirus-caused...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks keep general manager Scott Perry for next seasonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Scott Perry will remain general manager of the New York Knicks after agreeing to a new one-year deal with the team Wednesday.Perry ran the team's basketball operations after Steve Mills was fired as...

AP Music WriterLeBron James to honor Class of 2020 with all-star eventBy MESFIN FEKADUNEW YORK (AP) LeBron James is putting together an all-star event to honor and celebrate the high school class of 2020, which has had its graduation season upended by the coronavirus pandemic.The LeBron James Family...