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AP Sports WriterWarriors coach Steve Kerr not yet ready to return to benchBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Steve Kerr is involved in just about everything but the actual game-day coaching for the Golden State Warriors - film session, coaches meetings, game-planning and practice.He's just not yet ready from...

NEW YORK (AP) - Brooklyn Nets forward Mirza Teletovic, out for the rest of the season after he was diagnosed with multiple blood clots in his lungs, says he expects to be able to resume playing in July once he is finished with blood-thinning medication.Teletovic was hospitalized in Los...

The Latest: Warriors parade set for Thursday in OaklandOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Latest on victory celebrations for the Golden State Warriors (all times local):6:55 a.m.The city of Oakland is gearing up for a Thursday parade to celebrate the Golden State Warriors latest NBA title.As fans snapped up victory...

AP Sports WriterWarriors want to 'destroy everything' and limit Jazz ralliesBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) ?? The Golden State Warriors have cruised so easily through the six games of the playoffs that the biggest challenge, so far, may have been themselves.The reigning Western Conference champions are a perfect...

AP Sports WriterWarriors hope to get Livingston, Barnes back for round 2By JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Golden State Warriors hope to get injured reserves Shaun Livingston and Matt Barnes back from injuries for the second round of the playoffs after getting more than a week off between...

AP Sports WriterNo change: Cavs not slowing, sticking to plan vs. WarriorsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James isn't changing his game, Tyronn Lue isn't changing his lineup. The Cavaliers aren't slowing down.Defiant - and some might argue delusional - in the face of a 2-0 deficit to the...

AP Sports WriterAfter strange season, Hawks hope they've figured things outBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Maybe the Atlanta Hawks finally figured things out.If so, their timing is impeccable.After a regular season marked largely by perplexing inconsistency, the Hawks turned in some of their best performances over the final week.Two...

Magic hire Hammond as new general managerORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Orlando Magic have hired Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond to be their new GM.Hammond had been with the Bucks the past nine seasons.Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman, whose hire was announced Tuesday morning, worked under...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: Kyrie Irving asks Cavaliers to trade himBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving wants the stage for himself.Cleveland's All-Star point guard has asked the Cavaliers to trade him, two people familiar with the situation told the Associated Press on Friday. Irving made the request last...

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AP Television WriterABC is off and running with NBA FinalsBy DAVID BAUDERNEW YORK (AP) The NBA Finals is off and running with its best ratings through two games since the Chicago Bulls' last championship in 1998. Now ABC has to hope the Cleveland Cavaliers can make it competitive.The...

AP Basketball WriterNBA point guards, beware: The injuries are piling upBy TIM REYNOLDSSan Antonio's Tony Parker needs surgery to fix his left leg and won't play again until next season. Toronto's Kyle Lowry is dealing with a nasty sprained ankle. Utah's George Hill is sitting out with a bad...