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AP Basketball WriterKobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame classBy TIM REYNOLDSKobe Bryant was already immortal. Now he’s officially a Hall of Famer as well.And he’s got plenty of elite company in the 2020 class.Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group...

AP Basketball WriterKobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame classBy TIM REYNOLDSKobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to validate his greatness: He’s now, officially, a Hall of Famer.And he’s got plenty of elite company in the 2020 class, one that may be as glitzy as any.Bryant, who...

AP Basketball WriterBasketball Hall of Fame set to announce 2020 classBy TIM REYNOLDSA unique Hall of Fame class will be announced Saturday in a unique way.Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are all expected to be officially announced as part of the 2020 class of enshrinees by the...

The Latest: Raptors' Nurse wants to stay as Canada's coachBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse is "100% committed" to remaining Canada's coach once qualifying for the Tokyo Games resumes after the coronavirus outbreak.Nurse...

AP Basketball WriterThe Waiting Game: For NBA coaches, that's the new scheduleBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Orlando’s Steve Clifford figures he’s like every other NBA coach right now: Wake up, go to whatever now serves as the office, study his own team, maybe think about possible opponents, and resume...

AP Basketball WriterThe Waiting Game: For NBA coaches, that's the new scheduleBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Orlando’s Steve Clifford figures he’s like every other NBA coach right now: Wake up, go to whatever now serves as the office, study his own team, maybe think about possible opponents, and resume...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM unsure if Durant, Irving could play if NBA resumesBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) With so much uncertainty around the NBA season, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks is no longer ruling out Kevin Durant for the season.Marks repeatedly had said he didn't expect Durant...

The Latest: Raptors president worried about virus in AfricaBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the new coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is worried about the places currently hardest-hit by the pandemic, and especially worried about the places that haven't been...

AP Sports WriterBucks try to make sure they're ready whenever season resumesBy STEVE MEGARGEEMILWAUKEE (AP) The NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks remain confident the coronavirus pandemic won’t put a permanent halt to the season and that they’ll get to resume chasing their first league title in nearly half a century.The...

The Latest: Brooklyn Nets players now symptom-free of virusBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the four players who tested positive for the new coronavirus have completed their two weeks of isolation and...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM unsure if Durant, Irving could play if NBA resumesBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) With so much uncertainty around the NBA season, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks is no longer ruling Kevin Durant out for the season.Marks had repeatedly said he didn't expect Durant...

Durant, Young highlight players-only NBA 2K tourney on ESPNNEW YORK (AP) Kevin Durant and Trae Young will lead a 16-player field of NBA players in an NBA 2K20 tournament airing on ESPN.The NBA, the players’ association and 2K announced the NBA 2K Players Tournament on Tuesday. Play begins...