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Ex-financial adviser gets 4 years for defrauding Tim DuncanSAN ANTONIO (AP) An ex-financial adviser to retired San Antonio Spurs player Tim Duncan has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for defrauding the former NBA star of millions of dollars.Federal prosecutors say 49-year-old Charles Banks of Atlanta...

AP Sports WriterIntensity picks up for quarterfinal round of Summer LeagueBy KAREEM COPELANDTwo weeks of NBA Summer League play in three different cities has been enough for teams to hold out many marquee players late this week, though there was plenty of intensity on the floor Saturday in the...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Cavs to promote Koby Altman to full-time GMBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Koby Altman's next move with the Cavaliers will be personal.Altman, who has been serving as Cleveland's interim general manager during a strange summer of activity, will be named the team's full-time GM, a...

Pistons deal Hilliard to Rockets for cashAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Pistons have traded swingman Darrun Hilliard to the Houston Rockets in exchange for cash considerations.Hilliard appeared in a career-high 39 games last season, averaging 3.3 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 9.8 minutes. The 6-foot-6...

AP Sports WriterChillin': Ice Cube, Cavs still waiting on Billups' decisionBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Ice Cube is chilling as he waits for Chauncey Billups to make a move.The rapper-turned-basketball mogul said Wednesday that he doesn't know if Billups will join Cleveland's front office and lead the Cavaliers' basketball...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Free agent Derrick Rose agrees to deal with CavsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) For the moment, the Cavaliers have one content, proven point guard.Free agent Derrick Rose agreed Monday to sign with Cleveland, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Rose, a...

AP Basketball WriterGo West, young man: NBA stars cluster in Western ConferenceBy JON KRAWCZYNSKILAS VEGAS (AP) As star after star headed West this summer either in free agency or via trade, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers became more and more bewildered.''I think Gordon Hayward's the smartest one....

Celtics boss Danny Ainge's son to run for Congress in UtahSALT LAKE CITY (AP) The son of Boston Celtics president and former BYU basketball standout Danny Ainge is running for Congress in a Utah special election forthe seat of resigning U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz.Tanner Ainge filed paperwork Monday...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Bucks opening up GM search after Hammond exitBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIA person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Milwaukee Bucks are opening up their search for a new general manager after John Hammond left to join the Orlando Magic.The person spoke...

Must be the shoes: Ball has 36 in Nike sneakers, Lakers winBy The Associated PressLonzo Ball's dud of a debut is long forgotten. And on Wednesday night, so were his Big Baller Brand sneakers.Now he has the best game of the NBA Summer League - and another playoff game...

Bulls waive veteran point guard Rajon RondoCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls have waived veteran point guard Rajon Rondo.The Bulls bought out Rondo for $3 million Friday rather than exercise a $13.4 million option for next season. He signed a two-year deal to come to Chicago last summer.The 31-year-old...

John Stockton's father passes away in Washington stateSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) The father of basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton has died.John H. ''Jack'' Stockton died Saturday at age 89 in Spokane, where he was raised and spent his entire life.Jack Stockton was a co-founder of Jack and Dan's...