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AP Sports WriterCavs owner gets 'vile' voicemails after LeBron's 'bum' tweetBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert received ''vile, disgusting'' voicemails after LeBron James called President Donald Trump a ''bum'' on Twitter.Gilbert said he was flooded with phone messages when the NBA's most celebrated player criticized...

Manu Ginobili returning for 16th season with SpursSAN ANTONIO (AP) Manu Ginobili is returning for his 16th season with the San Antonio Spurs.The Spurs re-signed the 40-year-old Argentine guard Thursday. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.Ginobili will become the eighth player in NBA history to spend his entire...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Pelicans trade Pondexter to BullsBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) A person familiar with the situation says the Pelicans have agreed to trade veteran forward Quincy Pondexter and second-round draft choice to the Chicago Bulls - a move that will give New Orleans more financial...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Knicks agree to trade Carmelo Anthony to ThunderBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Carmelo Anthony won't be at Knicks training camp after all. He'll be in Oklahoma City, joining Russell Westbrook and Paul George in a loaded lineup.The Knicks agreed to trade Anthony to the...

Spurs star Kawhi Leonard to miss preseason with thigh injurySAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard will miss the entire preseason because of a thigh injury.The Spurs announced Saturday that Leonard is rehabbing from right thigh tendinopathy. They say there is no timetable for his return.Leonard...

AP Sports WriterIrving doesn't mention LeBron in his goodbye to ClevelandBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving did not mention LeBron James, now his former teammate, while thanking Cleveland fans after his trade to Boston was finalized.Irving, who is now officially a member of the Celtics after the teams...

AP Sports WriterLeBron blasts Trump, calls him "so-called President"By TOM WITHERSSANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) LeBron James swiped at President Trump on Tuesday, calling him the ''so-called president'' while calling for unity in light of the Charlottesville tragedy.Speaking on stage to students, parents and families connected his to foundation at...

AP Sports WriterCavs owner gets 'vile' voicemails after LeBron's 'bum' tweetBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert received ''vile, disgusting'' voicemails after LeBron James called President Donald Trump a ''bum'' on Twitter.Gilbert said he was flooded with phone messages when the NBA's most celebrated player criticized...

Spurs star Kawhi Leonard to miss preseason with thigh injurySAN ANTONIO (AP) A lingering thigh injury for Kawhi Leonard has the San Antonio Spurs' season off to an ominous start.Leonard will miss the entire preseason while rehabbing an injury to his right quadriceps, the Spurs announced Saturday. There...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Shabazz Muhammad returning to TimberwolvesBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Shabazz Muhammad has agreed to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves on a one-year deal.The Wolves and Muhammad agreed to terms on the veteran minimum...

Suns guard Brandon Knight has knee surgeryPHOENIX (AP) Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight had surgery Thursday to repair a torn ACL in his left knee, a month after he sustained the season-ending injury in a charity game in Florida.Knight averaged 11.0 points, 2.4 assists and 2.2 rebounds in...

Charles Oakley has deal on charges over melee at Knicks gameNEW YORK (AP) Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley has reached a deal with prosecutors who charged him with striking a security guard at Madison Square Garden.The Daily News (http://nydn.us/2wrXJ5a ) reports that charges against Oakley will...