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AP Sports WriterWarriors rest up and gear up to face Thunder in West finalsBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, California (AP) Stephen Curry surprised coach Steve Kerr with how quickly he found his groove the past two games after returning from a right knee injury, even with a few more misses...

MIAMI (AP) A critical 3-pointer that helped the Washington Wizards defeat the Miami Heat should not have counted because of an uncalled traveling violation, the NBA said Tuesday.The league said Bradley Beal traveled on the play where he passed to Gary Neal for a 3-pointer with just over...

Dolan says MSG banning Oakley after arrest at Knicks gameNEW YORK (AP) Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan says Charles Oakley has been banned from the arena, though not necessarily forever.In an interview Friday with ESPN Radio's Michael Kay, Dolan also confirms a report that he had fired...

DETROIT (103)Singler 2-7 1-2 7, Monroe 4-18 2-4 10, Drummond 8-12 0-2 16, Jennings 10-18 0-0 25, Caldwell-Pope 5-9 0-0 13, Jerebko 4-8 0-0 10, Meeks 5-8 1-1 14, Augustin 0-4 0-0 0, Butler 3-7 0-0 8, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-91 4-9 103.CLEVELAND (80)James...

MIAMI (AP) Justise Winslow is two weeks into his NBA career, and here's just a partial list of some of the players the Miami Heat have already called upon him to guard: LeBron James, Paul George, James Harden and DeMar DeRozan.All big-time scorers.And Winslow hasn't flinched.''He's going to...

PHOENIX (AP) Steve Nash was the maestro of a frenetic basketball symphony with the Phoenix Suns.Over a six-year span, from 2004-05 to 2009-10, his Suns reached the Western Conference finals three times and Nash was twice selected league MVP.Those teams never won an NBA title, or even reached...

Karl-Anthony Towns left Kentucky for the NBA in April. But he was back in school this week at the league's Rookie Transition Program.First-year players from the U.S. and overseas convened in New Jersey this week to attend four days of classes aimed at helping them make the jump to...

AP Basketball WriterDwyane Wade bikes with police to promote unity in MiamiBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade still plans to do plenty of talking about the need for societal change, a quest that became even more personal for him after one of his cousins was shot and killed...

NEW YORK (AP) - Jahlil Okafor's wait is almost over.The NBA draft is Thursday night, and the Duke big man will be one of the top picks. He said Wednesday he wished he already knew his destination.''I'd be able to sleep better at night if I did. I have...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Russell Westbrook has added a California connection to his eyewear company.The Oklahoma City Thunder star added 15 sunglasses frames to his collection with some named for locations tied to his California roots - Compton, Venice, Gardena, Bel Air and Calabasas.Westbrook co-owns Westbrook Frames with Marc...

MINNESOTA (97)Muhammad 4-11 0-0 9, Young 7-11 2-4 17, Dieng 2-6 4-6 8, Wiggins 3-6 4-8 10, LaVine 4-12 4-5 12, Williams 2-9 2-2 6, Budinger 2-6 1-3 6, Hummel 2-3 0-0 4, Adrien 1-3 3-4 5, Daniels 5-6 0-0 14, Robinson III 1-2 0-0 2,...

Selected by a national panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters, players were awarded five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote:Player, Team ...