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AP Sports WriterNuggets want more, less out of Nikola JokicBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) Four months later and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone is still blown away by Nikola Jokic's playoff performance.''What Nikola did in the postseason was remarkable,'' Malone said Monday as the team reconvened amid heightened expectations...

AP Sports WriterGiannis, Bucks look to be last team standing at season's endBy KEITH JENKINSMILWAUKEE (AP) Expectations for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have never been higher.After leading the Bucks to a league-best 60 wins in the regular season and losing to the NBA champion Raptors in...

LeBron James' high school jersey up for auctionAKRON, Ohio (AP) A sweat-stained jersey LeBron James wore while playing Ohio high school basketball and during his first Sports Illustrated magazine cover shoot as a teenager in 2002 is being auctioned.The online auction listing says the gold mesh jersey from...

Associated PressRaptors 'hungry' for another title run, even without LeonardBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Kawhi Leonard has moved on and Danny Green is gone, but the Toronto Raptors still have an NBA title to defend.This season, a group led by All-Star guard Kyle Lowry, breakout talent Pascal Siakam and...

The Latest: GM says LeBron, AD helped shape summer rosterBy The Associated PressThe Latest from NBA media days on Friday (all times EST):3 p.m.Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka says LeBron James and Anthony Davis had an active role in the construction of the team's roster this summer.The Lakers opened...

Pelicans add Teresa Weatherspoon, AJ Diggs to coaching staffNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Teresa Weatherspoon and AJ Diggs as assistant coaches with a focus on player development.The club says the new assistants have been assigned to work with the Pelicans' two-way players and will...

AP Basketball WriterIrving says Durant was rushed back, won't be rushed againBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kyrie Irving won't allow anyone to rush Kevin Durant back to the court this time.Irving said Friday that Durant wasn't ready to play when he returned in the NBA Finals, where he...

AP Basketball WriterIrving says Durant was rushed back, won't be rushed againBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kyrie Irving says Kevin Durant wasn't ready to play in the NBA Finals. He wants his new teammate to come back to the court this time only when fully healthy.Irving put up...

AP Sports WriterKings coach Walton focused on team, not lawsuitBy JOSH DUBOWSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Sacramento Kings first-year coach Luke Walton says he is focused on his team and not worried about a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.Walton spoke publicly Friday at Kings media day for the first...

AP Sports WriterKings coach Walton focused on team, not lawsuitBy JOSH DUBOWSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Sacramento Kings first-year coach Luke Walton says he is focused on his team and not worried about a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.Walton spoke publicly Friday at Kings media day for the first...

AP Sports WriterLakers start season with LeBron, AD already sharing a bondBy GREG BEACHAMEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) From the Warner Bros. soundstages to a private workout retreat in Las Vegas, LeBron James and Anthony Davis spent a whole lot of their long summer together.The Los Angeles Lakers superstars...

AP Sports WriterHarden set to pair with Westbrook and chase title in HoustonBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) James Harden isn't listening to anyone who is worried about how things will work in Houston with the addition of Russell Westbrook.The Beard is convinced things will be great and believes the...