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Houston's P.J. Tucker withdraws from USA Basketball campANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Houston forward P.J. Tucker has withdrawn from consideration for USA Basketball's World Cup roster, meaning 14 players remain in consideration for 12 spots.Tucker withdrew Friday, citing a minor left ankle issue. He has twisted the ankle twice in...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: Alibaba exec to buy Nets, arena for $3.4 billionBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center for about $3.4 billion,...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: Alibaba exec to buy Nets, arena for $3.4 billionBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center for about $3.4 billion,...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: Tsai buys rest of Nets, Barclays from ProkhorovBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Joe Tsai has agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center from Mikhail Prokhorov in deals that two people with knowledge of the details say are...

AP Basketball WriterLakers' Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgeryBy TIM REYNOLDSEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) DeMarcus Cousins is now facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem of a season with championship expectations.Cousins was diagnosed Thursday with a...

AP Basketball WriterLakers' Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgeryBy TIM REYNOLDSEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) DeMarcus Cousins is now facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem of a season with championship expectations.Cousins was diagnosed Thursday with a...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Cousins injured, undergoing tests on kneeBy TIM REYNOLDSEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins was scheduled for tests on Thursday amid fears that he has a torn ACL, which would be a third major injury in less than two years for...

AP Basketball WriterLakers' Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgeryBy TIM REYNOLDSEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) DeMarcus Cousins is facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem of a season with championship expectations.Cousins was diagnosed Thursday with a torn...

Wizards hire Antwan Jamison as director of pro personnelWASHINGTON (AP) The Wizards are continuing their front office overhaul by hiring Antawn Jamison as director of pro personnel.Jamison returns to Washington, where he played for six seasons as part of his 17-year NBA career. He spent the past two...

New Zealand beats Japan 104-87 in FIBA World Cup warm-upTOKYO (AP) Guard Ethan Rusbatch scored 16 points Wednesday as New Zealand beat Japan 104-87 in a warm-up game ahead of the FIBA World Cup in China.Rusbatch was one of five New Zealand players to post double figures after...

AP Sports WriterStephen Curry embraces Warriors' change, praises DurantBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Someday, years or even decades from now, at one of those celebratory reunions teams like to do, Stephen Curry knows he and Kevin Durant will reminisce with fondness about their three insanely successful years together...

AP Sports WriterKing's court: LeBron dedicates court at his hometown schoolBy TOM WITHERSAKRON, Ohio (AP) LeBron James went back to school and back in time on Wednesday.Joined by four high school teammates, the NBA superstar dedicated a multicolored outdoor basketball court at the I Promise School, which he...