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No. 8 seed Grizzlies beat No. 1 Celtics in NBA Summer LeagueLAS VEGAS (AP) Tyler Harvey scored 20 points to lead No. 8 seed Memphis past top-seeded Boston 94-88 on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the NBA Summer League tournament.Brandon Clarke tipped in a rebound with 18...

AP Sports WriterAD3: Anthony Davis joins Lakers with championship plansBy GREG BEACHAMEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Anthony Davis' year of uncertainty finally felt finished when he stood in the Los Angeles Lakers' training complex and proudly held up his new gold jersey while LeBron James looked on approvingly.After months...

NBA Summer League runs end for international inviteesLAS VEGAS (AP) The NBA's decision to invite a pair of international teams to the Summer League showed promise, even as it also demonstrated the competitive challenges facing the host team for the 2019 Basketball World Cup.China struggled to beat NBA-affiliated...

Timberwolves sign former Warriors center Jordan BellMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed forward/center Jordan Bell, who left Golden State during the Warriors' offseason transformation.Bell spent two seasons with the Warriors and was their starter at center in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. But he was one...

NBA Summer League runs end for international inviteesLAS VEGAS (AP) The NBA's decision to invite a pair of international teams to the Summer League showed promise, even as it also demonstrated the competitive challenges facing the host team for the 2019 Basketball World Cup.China struggled to beat NBA-affiliated...

Porzingis officially re-signed by Mavs without playing gameDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks have officially re-signed Kristaps Porzingis, the 7-foot-3 All-Star selection who still hasn't played a game for them since being acquired in a big deal before the trade deadline last season.The Mavericks announced Friday that the deal...

NBA Summer League runs end for international inviteesLAS VEGAS (AP) The NBA's decision to invite a pair of international teams to the Summer League showed promise, even as it also demonstrated the competitive challenges facing the host team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.China struggled to beat NBA-affiliated...

AP Sports Writer76ers unveil Horford & Co. as upgrades in championship chaseBy DAN GELSTONCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) Al Horford took a seat at one of the three tables needed to fit six players, an owner and a general manager and admired the Philadelphia skyline in the distance.''This view gets...

Father of Celtics rookie Tremont Waters found dead in motelWEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Police in Connecticut say the father of Boston Celtics rookie Tremont Waters has been found dead in a motel room and the death has been ruled a suicide.West Haven police say 49-year-old Ed Waters was...

NBA ref Jason Phillips to oversee league's replay centerNEW YORK (AP) Longtime NBA referee Jason Phillips was announced Friday as the new operations principal for the league's replay center.Phillips was an on-court referee for 19 seasons and worked more than 1,100 games, including 94 playoff games and two...

Father of Celtics rookie Tremont Waters found dead in motelWEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Police in Connecticut say the father of Boston Celtics rookie Tremont Waters has been found dead in a motel room.West Haven police have labeled the death of 49-year-old Ed Waters as ''untimely'' and are investigating.Police...

Mavericks re-sign restricted free agent Dorian Finney-SmithDALLAS (AP) The Mavericks have re-signed restricted free agent Dorian Finney-Smith to a $12 million, three-year contract, bringing back the undrafted forward for a fourth season in Dallas.Finney-Smith has been on the back end of coach Rick Carlisle's rotation while averaging 5.9...