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AP Basketball WriterFrustrated fan: McEnroe says Knicks a 'total train wreck'By BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) John McEnroe had a ringside seat for the ugliest bout at Madison Square Garden last season.He was sitting just feet away when former Knicks star Charles Oakley was surrounded by security officials at...

The Latest: Durant, Warriors rally to beat Cavs 118-113CLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on Game 3 of the NBA Finals (all times local):11:50 p.m.Kevin Durant made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds left and the Golden State Warriors took a 3-0 in the NBA Finals by beating the Cleveland...

AP Sports WriterMike Brown joins Warriors after surviving May kitchen fireBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A foot-long dark burn scar going from Mike Brown's right quadriceps down his lower leg reminds him each day of his good fortune.There are also the dozen or so round burn blotches on...

CHICAGO (113)Snell 3-8 2-2 8, Gasol 7-12 4-4 18, Noah 7-12 4-4 18, Rose 13-33 0-0 30, Hinrich 2-8 0-0 5, Gibson 3-9 4-4 10, Moore 1-2 0-0 2, Mirotic 3-6 4-5 12, Brooks 3-8 3-4 10. Totals 42-98 21-23 113.GOLDEN STATE (111)Barnes 5-9 0-2 12, Green...

AP Sports WriterKerr not well yet, but hasn't ruled himself out for Game 1By JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Steve Kerr expects to decide soon whether he will coach the Golden State Warriors at all in the NBA Finals, saying Monday he is not yet ready but hasn't ruled...

Monty Williams to receive inaugural Sager AwardATLANTA (AP) Turner Sports has created a new award to honor beloved longtime sideline reporter Craig Sager, who died in December after a battle with leukemia.Turner announced that San Antonio Spurs vice president of basketball operations Monty Williams will receive the inaugural...

AP Sports WriterCool Hand Lue: Cavs coach keeps NBA champs cool amid chaosBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Moments after the Eastern Conference championship banner was raised by the Cavaliers for the third straight time and the obligatory postgame interviews ended, Tyronn Lue slipped quietly away.Cleveland's coach ducked into the...

NEW YORK (94)Hardaway Jr. 4-12 0-0 8, Amundson 6-8 2-2 14, Smith 5-9 4-6 14, Calderon 1-7 2-2 5, Galloway 6-13 1-2 14, Acy 1-6 1-2 3, Bargnani 5-13 7-9 17, Shved 2-7 7-8 11, Early 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 34-82 24-31 94.BOSTON (115)Turner 5-9 0-0 10,...

Utah Jazz sign Eric Griffin to two-way contractSALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz signed big man Eric Griffin to a two-way contract Thursday.Contract details were not released.Griffin was a member of the Jazz during NBA summer leagues in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. He averaged 10.8...

NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA will begin revealing whether it determined referees' crunch-time calls to be right or wrong.Starting Monday and continuing throughout the playoffs, the league will release play-by-play reports of all calls and relevant no-calls in the final minutes of close games. Such information had been...

LeBron James has often said that being mentioned among the game's all-time greats is humbling to think about now, and that accomplishments will mean more to him after he stops playing.That said, he does savor milestones.And he could reach two of them in his next game.When Cleveland goes to...

AP Basketball WriterBig3 begins: 3-on-3 league has close games, not much IversonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) DeShawn Stevenson nailed the shot, ran toward the sideline and slapped hands with Ice Cube.Stevenson had a winner, and Cube might, too.The only thing the rapper-actor's new 3-on-3 basketball league couldn't deliver...