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AP Basketball WriterNets GM fined $25K, suspended for entering refs' locker roomBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Nets general manager Sean Marks was suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for entering the referees' locker room after Brooklyn's loss to Philadelphia in Game...

TORONTO (AP) Pelicans center Alexis Ajinca admitted he had a hard time focusing on basketball Friday night.The Saint-Etienne, France native was worried about the safety of his family in Paris, where terrorist attacks killed at least 120 people. He didn't get confirmation they were all safe until after...

AP Sports WriterExpectations still high for Celtics after Irving's departureBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Expectations are nothing new for the Boston Celtics.Not living up to them despite having such a stacked roster the past two seasons was a little tougher to digest.The Celtics took a chance trading for All-Star...

AP Sports WriterClarkson's Philippines edged by Zhou's China at Asian GamesBy STEPHEN WADEJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The Philippines was vastly improved with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson added to the team to face China at the Asian Games.Just one problem.Although the U.S.-born Clarkson led all scorers with 28 points,...

Associated PressTimberwolves assistant coach Rick Brunson resignsBy AMY FORLITIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Rick Brunson abruptly resigned Tuesday and the team said he had fallen short of meeting its ''high standards of conduct'' amid reports he had acted improperly toward women.The Timberwolves announced Brunson's resignation in a...

Wizards name Tommy Sheppard GM, part of front office redoWASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Wizards are making Tommy Sheppard their general manager, part of an organizational restructuring that includes other hires from outside the NBA.The moves announced Monday are part of the new leadership team for Monumental Basketball, a...

AP Basketball WriterA moment of rest finally arrives at the NBA FinalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James got back to his hotel suite after Game 4 of the NBA Finals early Wednesday morning. At 6:30 a.m., he was already tweeting out...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Knicks agree to trade Carmelo Anthony to ThunderBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Carmelo Anthony won't be at Knicks training camp after all. He'll be in Oklahoma City, joining Russell Westbrook and Paul George in a loaded lineup.The Knicks agreed to trade Anthony to the...

Giannis Antetokounmpo to play for Greece at World CupATHENS, Greece (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo says he will play for Greece at this year's basketball World Cup in China, adding that he can play any position.The Milwaukee Bucks player and NBA MVP says he hasn't ''talked to the coach about...

Ex-NBA player Glen Davis pleads in California assault caseLOS ANGELES (AP) Former NBA player Ronald Glen Davis avoided jail time after pleading no contest to a charge that he attacked a man outside a Los Angeles-area nightclub last year, prosecutors said Thursday.Davis, 33, was accused of throwing the...

Raptors guard Delon Wright has dislocated right shoulderTORONTO (AP) Toronto Raptors backup guard Delon Wright has a dislocated right shoulder.Wright was injured Wednesday night in the second quarter of Toronto's victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Raptors said Friday before their game against New York that tests...

AP Sports WriterNuggets rout Raptors with big 3rd quarter in 129-111 winBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Jamal Murray scored 16 of his 24 points in a decisive third-quarter spurt, big man Nikola Jokic added 16 rebounds and 10 assists to narrowly miss a triple-double and the Denver Nuggets beat...