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NBA Summer League to go on after earthquakeBy The Associated PressIt's business as usual for the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.Two games were shortened and another was canceled because an earthquake was felt in the Las Vegas area on Friday night. But league officials said all Saturday games...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Clippers trading for George, signing LeonardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) The Los Angeles Clippers made a huge decision.That meant Kawhi Leonard could finally make his.The Clippers will be landing Leonard as a free agent after they acquire Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Clippers trading for George, signing LeonardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations says the Los Angeles Clippers will be landing Kawhi Leonard as a free agent after they acquire Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a massive trade...

AP Basketball WriterPelicans-Knicks game cut short by earthquakeBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) An earthquake that struck Southern California on Friday night forced the NBA to cancel the finish of a two Summer League games, including a marquee sold-out matchup between New Orleans and New York, while engineers checked...

AP Basketball WriterPelicans-Knicks game cut short by earthquakeBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) An earthquake that struck Southern California on Friday night forced the NBA to cancel the finish of a two Summer League games, including a marquee sold-out matchup between New Orleans and New York, while engineers checked...

AP Basketball WriterThe debut: Zion Williamson arrives, amid much fanfareBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) Zion Williamson made the rim shake, which is what fans wanted.And then the scoreboard started to shake, which nobody wanted.It was a night unlike any other in NBA Summer League history - with a...

AP Basketball WriterPelicans-Knicks game postponed by earthquakeBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) An earthquake that struck Southern California forced the NBA to postpone the finish of a Summer League game between New Orleans and New York on Friday night, while engineers checked to see if the integrity of the...

AP Basketball WriterZion Williamson out for summer league with bruised kneeBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) Zion Williamson's summer league is over.The New Orleans Pelicans announced Saturday that the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft will not play any more at the Summer League in Las Vegas...

Wolves add Bryan Gates as assistant coach under SaundersMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have rehired Bryan Gates as an assistant coach, joining the staff of new coach Ryan Saunders.The Timberwolves announced the hire on Friday. Gates spent the 2015-16 season with Minnesota before serving as an assistant coach...

AP Basketball WriterPelicans-Knicks game postponed by earthquakeBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) The NBA Summer League game between the New York Knicks and the New Orleans Pelicans has been postponed because of an earthquake.Preliminary estimates by the U.S. Geological Survey say a 7.1 magnitude quake hit in Southern California...

AP Sports WriterNorvell Jr.'s late 3 lifts Lakers to big comeback victoryBy DAVID BRANDTZach Norvell Jr. made a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining to lift the Los Angeles Lakers over the Sacramento Kings 99-97 on Wednesday, completing a comeback from 21 points down early in the fourth quarter.Sacramento led...

AP Sports WriterNorvell Jr.'s late 3 lifts Lakers to big comeback victoryBy DAVID BRANDTZach Norvell Jr. made a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining to lift the Los Angeles Lakers over the Sacramento Kings 99-97 on Wednesday, completing a comeback from 21 points down early in the fourth quarter.Sacramento led...