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Hornets bring back popular 'classic uniform' designCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Hornets have announced they're bringing back the uniform design worn by the original Charlotte Hornets from their inception in 1988 through 1997 for three games this season.The uniform will have ''Charlotte'' across the front of the teal jersey...

AP Basketball WriterStudy: NBA earns high marks for diversity hiring practicesBy AARON BEARDA diversity report for racial and gender hiring in the NBA found more people of color serving as general managers and more women filling team management roles.Thursday's report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in...

AP Basketball WriterAP Interview: Garnett talks SuperSonics, Kobe, Hall of FameBy TIM REYNOLDSKevin Garnett always found Seattle to be a difficult place for opponents. He played in 27 games there during his NBA career, leaving the court as a winner only eight times.He remembers those days. And respects them,...

AP Basketball WriterRiley will think big - if the chance presents itself to HeatBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Here's what Pat Riley is not going to do this summer: quit.Everything else is on the table.The Miami Heat president said Monday in his annual end-of-season assessment that no player on...

AP Sports WriterButler 'this close' to rejoining Timberwolves on courtBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Jimmy Butler is nearing a return to action, with four critical games to go for the team in the regular season.Butler told reporters after practice on Tuesday that he's ''this close'' to...

AP Basketball WriterTsai completes purchase of Nets, arena, hires Levy as CEOBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets have a new owner and a new CEO.Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai completed his purchase of the team and Barclays Center on Wednesday, then announced that he had hired former...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Bucks are giving their uniforms a cleaner look while adding a blue stipe on the inside of the collar to emphasize what the franchise calls the workmanlike mindset of the team and region.The uniform incorporates Milwaukee team colors updated earlier this year. Red is out...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kent Amos sat in his Washington, D.C., living room 36 years ago, three lost boys standing before him.Amos and his wife Carmen were embarking on a new mentoring program for wayward children, and 14-year-old Milt Newton was among the first three candidates to receive the family's...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Although Lamar Odom's marriage to Khloe Kardashian introduced him to untold millions of fans who don't know a power forward from a paparazzo, reality television notoriety was only a small part of a life largely spent in basketball.Odom won two NBA championships with the Los...

AP Basketball WriterWilliamson back in NBA quarantine, could be out on TuesdayBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Zion Williamson will be out of quarantine by the time New Orleans plays in the first official game of the NBA restart at Walt Disney World.Whether the Pelicans will play...

Bucks guard Sterling Brown expected to sue police for arrestBy Associated PressMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown is expected to file a lawsuit against the city's Police Department for an arrest in January during which officers used a stun gun when they detained him for a parking...

Detroit's Van Gundy honored for cooperation with media, fansAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Stan Van Gundy of the Detroit Pistons has won the Rudy Tomjanovich Award, which honors an NBA coach for his cooperation with media and fans, as well as excellence on the court.The Professional Basketball Writers Association...