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AP Sports WriterLonzo Ball's numbers drop in Under Armour, Lakers winBy KAREEM COPELANDLonzo Ball's stat line was down after two big games. He still had the building buzzing Saturday night at the NBA Summer League.The Los Angeles Lakers overcame a double-digit deficit to advance to the semifinals with a...

Kevin Durant has been "removed from basketball activities" and could be shut down for the season, Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti announced Friday. When asked whether Durant was being shut down for the season, Presti said, "Essentially, that's the direction we're headed right now." Durant was held out of...

The Latest: Detroit Pistons set to reopen practice facilityBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---The Detroit Pistons are set to reopen their practice facility, starting Thursday.The Pistons announced that the team's performance center will enter its first phase of...

AP Sports WriterOnce again, Lillard Time moves Blazers along in the playoffsBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) If Damian Lillard's series-clinching walkoff 3-pointer against the Thunder looked vaguely familiar, it's because he's done it before.His buzzer-beating 3 sent Houston packing back in 2014.It may have been from a...

AP Sports WriterMom of T-wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns dies from COVID-19By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She was 59.The Timberwolves made the announcement via...

AP Sports WriterJames returns, Cavaliers debut new starting lineupBy KAREEM COPELANDThe King has returned.LeBron James made his preseason debut Tuesday night after missing Cleveland's first three games with a sprained left ankle. He scored 17 points, but also had eight turnovers in the 108-94 loss to the Chicago Bulls.It...

Lue leaves Cavs game with illnessORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue left the bench in the middle of the second quarter of Tuesday's 116-98 loss to Orlando because of an undisclosed illness and didn't return.Team officials would only say that Lue had ''an illness'' and declined...

Game 7 draws top NBA Finals rating since Jordan's last titleNEW YORK (AP) Game 7 between the Cavaliers and Warriors drew the highest television rating for the NBA Finals since Michael Jordan's last championship.Cleveland's tense 93-89 win Sunday night to capture the city's first title in more than...

DETROIT (91)Singler 2-9 0-0 6, Smith 4-11 0-2 8, Drummond 8-16 2-6 18, Jennings 2-6 1-1 6, Caldwell-Pope 1-5 0-2 2, Monroe 6-11 3-4 15, Meeks 5-10 7-7 20, Butler 3-4 0-0 7, Augustin 0-1 0-0 0, Jerebko 3-6 0-0 7, Dinwiddie 1-4 0-0 2. Totals...

The Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers will both be gunning for a victory on 3/25/2017 at 3:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers When: 3:30 PM  ET, Saturday, March 25, 2017 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 501 Utah Jazz -5.5 (-110) 203.5 (-110) 180 -220 502 Los Angeles Clippers TV: 3:30...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Celtics-Heat game postponed over virus concernsBy TIM REYNOLDSSunday's game between Boston and Miami was postponed because of contact tracing concerns within the Heat, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.The Celtics would have been without seven players for the game in accordance...

AP Basketball WriterDraft is next up during NBA's dizzying days of dealsBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Markelle Fultz is ready for the NBA draft. He's already learned about life at the trade deadline.During a dizzying few days of deals around the NBA, the presumed No. 1 pick had...