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AP Sports WriterHawks' Wilcox out as GM, Budenholzer no longer presidentBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks' next general manager will have total authority of personnel decisions following moves on Friday which dismantled the two-tier management team of Mike Budenholzer and Wes Wilcox.Budenholzer resigned as the Hawks' president...

Cops: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles homeLOS ANGELES (AP) Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James' home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals.It happened Wednesday morning in Brentwood.Capt. Patricia Sandoval, a...

AP Sports WriterMonster mash: LeBron James undaunted by beastly WarriorsBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) There's a four-headed, shot-making, scoreboard-breaking monster out West awaiting LeBron James and the Cavaliers.The Warriors are stomach-churning scary.James, though, can't run or hide. With eight NBA Finals appearances under his belt, he is ready...

AP Sports WriterCeltics eliminated from Eastern finals by Cavaliers 135-102By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Avery Bradley one game. Kelly Olynyk another. Marcus Smart stepped into the starting lineup, and rookie Jaylen Brown helped out from the bench.The Boston Celtics showed this postseason that they have players who could fill...

Lowry misses practice with bad ankle, more tests scheduledTORONTO (AP) All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors missed practice Thursday because of his sprained left ankle, and the team says more tests are scheduled to determine the severity of the injury.Toronto coach Dwane Casey says Lowry...

Durant scores in India with big crowd at basketball clinicNEW DELHI (AP) The Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant and 3,459 children from the Reliance Foundation Junior NBA program in India entered the Guinness Book of World Records on Friday after holding the world's largest basketball lesson in multiple...

AP Sports Writer76ers anthem singer says 'We Matter' shirt got her the bootBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers national anthem singer Sevyn Streeter says she was told by the team she could not perform because of her ''We Matter'' jersey.She was scheduled to sing before the Sixers' season...

AP Sports WriterWarriors coach Steve Kerr not yet ready to return to benchBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is not yet ready to return to the bench as the franchise prepares for its third straight trip to the NBA Finals.General manager Bob Myers...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers sign Derrick Rose to 1-year contractBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Derrick Rose has signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who now have a possible replacement for Kyrie Irving.Rose is getting a one-year, $2.1 million contract from the Cavaliers. The free agent gives Cleveland a proven player to...

Nuggets retire Dikembe Mutombo's No. 55 in halftime ceremonyDENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets retired the No. 55 jersey of finger-wagging, shot-blocker extraordinaire Dikembe Mutombo in a halftime ceremony on Saturday night.Mutombo was drafted by the Nuggets with the No. 4 overall pick in 1991 and played five seasons...

Timberwolves waive Jordan Hill, clearing $4M from capMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves waived veteran forward Jordan Hill on Monday, clearing another $4 million in salary cap room as free agency approaches.The second year of the two-year, $8 million deal Hill signed last summer was not guaranteed, so it...

NBA honors to be presented during league's first awards showNEW YORK (AP) It's awards night in the NBA.The league will announce the winner of the MVP and the other individual honors during the first NBA Awards show in New York.Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, Houston's James Harden and San...