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Associated PressTrump's comments about anthem, Curry inflame sports starsBy CATHERINE LUCEY and TIM REYNOLDSSOMERSET, N.J. (AP) President Donald Trump doubled down on denouncing protests by NFL players and rescinded NBA star Stephen Curry's White House invitation on Saturday, a series of tweets that quickly inflamed football and basketball...

AP Basketball WriterProtesters block buses outside NBA campus, asking for helpBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) A small number of protesters carrying signs and shouting into megaphones blocked at least two buses chartered by the NBA from briefly from entering the Walt Disney World campus on Saturday...

AP Sports WriterHarden set to pair with Westbrook and chase title in HoustonBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) James Harden isn't listening to anyone who is worried about how things will work in Houston with the addition of Russell Westbrook.The Beard is convinced things will be great and believes the...

Williamson to miss final preseason game with sore right kneeNEW YORK (AP) Zion Williamson won't play in New York in the New Orleans Pelicans' final preseason game because of a sore right knee.The Pelicans said Thursday that the No. 1 pick didn't travel with the team to New...

The Latest: Curry, LeBron off to fast starts in NBA FinalsOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Latest from the NBA Finals and Thursday's Game 1 (all times local):6:40 p.m.The Cavaliers have the lead but the Warriors appear to have good news.Klay Thompson returned from the locker room just before the...

AP Sports WriterGreen fouls LeBron, appears to mock him for floppingBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Draymond Green and LeBron James went at it again in the first half of the Cavaliers' visit to Golden State on Monday.Their latest confrontation came with 6:55 left in the first half. Golden...

76ers' Joel Embiid fined for LaVar Ball obscenityNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Saturday for directing an obscenity at LaVar Ball on social media.Embiid directed the obscenity at Ball, the father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball, in...

Wizards center Bryant out with left foot stress reactionWASHINGTON (AP) Wizards center Thomas Bryant has a stress reaction in his right foot and will be sidelined for at least three weeks before he’s re-evaluated.“Hopefully we get good news then,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks said before Tuesday’s game against...

AP Sports WriterThunder look to live up to high expectations vs. JazzBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The last time Carmelo Anthony was in the playoffs, he was with the New York Knicks facing rising star Paul George and the Indiana Pacers back in 2013.Now, Anthony and George are...

NBA star J.R. Smith charged with breaking fan's phone in NYCNEW YORK (AP) Basketball star J.R. Smith is facing charges he broke the cellphone of a fan who tried to videotape him in the middle of the night outside a Manhattan pizzeria.The Cleveland Cavaliers guard, 32, turned himself...

Blake Griffin cleared for basketball-related activitiesDETROIT (AP) Blake Griffin has been cleared by the Detroit Pistons' medical staff for basketball-related activities, and the team says his progress will be monitored daily.Griffin hasn't played at all this season because of hamstring and knee issues. The Pistons are 4-5 without...

Michigan's Moe Wagner enters NBA draft, skips senior seasonANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Moe Wagner is entering the NBA draft, and this year it sounds like that decision is final.The Michigan big man announced his plans Saturday with an essay written for The Players' Tribune, saying he's decided to...