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That's the Tooth: Celtics guard Thomas has more dental workBOSTON (AP) Isaiah Thomas' mouth is bearing the brunt of the physical playoff series between the Celtics and Wizards.TV viewers watched as one of Thomas' front teeth flew out of his mouth in a collision with Washington's Otto Porter...

AP Basketball WritersLeBron: Union prioritizes help for retired players in talksBy JON KRAWCZYNSKI and TIM REYNOLDSNBA players are pushing for more money in the next collective bargaining agreement - for the players who came before them.Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, vice president of the NBPA's executive committee, told The...

AP Sports WriterGreen shows range, leads Warriors past Jazz for 2-0 leadBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Now, the Golden State Warriors want Draymond Green to pack his 3-point shot for the altitude of Salt Lake City.Green showed Quin Snyder his hot hand and range up close, knocking down...

DALLAS (93)Jefferson 3-6 0-0 7, Nowitzki 4-16 3-4 12, Chandler 5-7 1-2 11, Rondo 2-4 0-0 4, Ellis 4-9 3-6 12, Aminu 3-5 4-6 10, Harris 3-8 0-0 9, Smith 1-2 1-2 3, Villanueva 7-15 0-0 20, Barea 2-10 0-0 5. Totals 34-82 12-20 93.MIAMI (72)Granger 0-6...

AP Sports WriterGreen fouls LeBron, appears to mock him for floppingBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Draymond Green and LeBron James went at it again in the first half of the Cavaliers' visit to Golden State on Monday.Their latest confrontation came with 6:55 left in the first half. Golden...

Associated PressSpurs facing tough task containing high-scoring RocketsBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) After surviving an intense, physical battle with the Memphis Grizzlies, the San Antonio Spurs now face James Harden and the freewheeling Houston Rockets.With a leading MVP candidate leading its offense in Harden, Houston averaged 112.8 points...

NBA draft draws second-largest audience on ESPNNEW YORK (AP) The NBA draft averaged more than 3.5 million viewers, the second-biggest audience ever on ESPN.The telecast Thursday peaked with 5.2 million viewers from 8:15 to 8:30 p.m. EDT, shortly after the first picks were made. Philadelphia took Markelle Fultz...

Irving sidelined as Cavs, Knicks without starting PGsNEW YORK (AP) Kyrie Irving is sitting out Cleveland's game at New York, leaving both the Cavaliers and Knicks without their starting point guards.The Cavaliers said Irving had right quad soreness. DeAndre Liggins and Iman Shumpert started in the backcourt Saturday...

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves name John Thomas VP of community engagementBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) John Thomas grew up in Minneapolis, becoming a prep star at Roosevelt High School before playing at the University of Minnesota and bouncing around the NBA for five seasons.One of those seasons toward the end...

AP Sports WriterAtlanta Hawks new GM faces some tricky personnel issuesBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Travis Schlenk knows what it takes to win a championship.He's also a realist.Just over a week after he was hired as general manager and head of basketball operations by the Atlanta Hawks, Schlenk was...

Celtics' Thomas out for rest of playoffs with hip injuryBOSTON (AP) Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a hip injury.The team made the announcement on Saturday, a day after Thomas left Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Cleveland...

AP Basketball WriterTop of the draft board shines at Summer LeagueBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIThe depth and quality of the 2017 NBA draft had teams tanking at the end of the regular season in hopes of vaulting into the top three picks.With the huge caveat being that it was only summer...