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AP Basketball WriterAP source: Nets make Russell restricted free agentBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) A person with knowledge of the details says the Brooklyn Nets have extended a qualifying offer to D'Angelo Russell, making the point guard a restricted free agent.The decision Friday allows the Nets to match...

AP Basketball WriterNBA: Coaches likely to get 1 challenge per game next seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA coaches likely will be challenging one call per game next season.The league told teams Friday that, pending expected approval by the board of governors on July 9, coaches may challenge a personal foul charged...

AP Basketball WriterNBA tells teams that coaches' challenges are comingBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA told teams on Friday that coaches may challenge one call per game next season, provided the measure gets expected approval from the board of governors.According to the memo, coaches will be allowed to challenge a called...

Warriors reward GM Myers, COO Welts with contract extensionsOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers and Chief Operating Officer Rick Welts have received multiyear contract extensions.The Warriors announced the moves Friday. Golden State reached its fifth straight NBA Finals before losing to the Toronto Raptors...

Associated PressGiannis Antetokounmpo to play for Greece at World CupBy DEMETRIS NELLASATHENS, Greece (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for Greece at this year's basketball World Cup in China, saying Friday he can play any position.The Milwaukee Bucks player and NBA MVP said he hasn't ''talked to the coach...

Giannis Antetokounmpo to play for Greece at World CupATHENS, Greece (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo says he will play for Greece at this year's basketball World Cup in China, adding that he can play any position.The Milwaukee Bucks player and NBA MVP says he hasn't ''talked to the coach about...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Celtics hire Kara Lawson as assistant coachBy DOUG FEINBERGKara Lawson is the latest woman headed to the NBA to coach.Lawson was hired by the Boston Celtics as an assistant coach according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Lakers trading 3 to Wizards, clear cap spaceBy TIM REYNOLDSThe Los Angeles Lakers' price tag for Anthony Davis got a little steeper on Thursday, with the tradeoff being that the team now has the flexibility to bring another max-contract star to play alongside him and...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Lakers trading 3 to Wizards, clear cap spaceBy TIM REYNOLDSA person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to trade three players to the Washington Wizards as part of the deal that will land them Anthony Davis from the New...

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: It's Knicks-Nets in Big Apple free agency battleBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) It's been seven years since the Nets crossed over the Hudson River and took up residence in the Knicks' city.A real rivalry might finally arrive Sunday.Rarely relevant at the same time on the...

Raptors' Marc Gasol accept one-year player optionTORONTO (AP) Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol accepted a one-year player option Wednesday for next season.The value is approximately $25.6 million, marking the final year of a five-year contract Gasol signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2015. Had the 34-year-old Spaniard not...

AP Sports WriterTeary-eyed Antetokounmpo wins NBA MVP honorsBy BETH HARRISSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks fell two games short of the NBA Finals.They won big at the NBA Awards.A tearful Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Most Valuable Player honors and Mike Budenholzer won Coach of the Year on Monday...