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Curry scores 40, Warriors rout Wolves 142-110 in ShanghaiBy The Associated PressStephen Curry finished off his China trip with a performance ripped right out of his MVP highlight reel.Curry scored 40 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 142-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday in...

AP Sports WriterWarriors will decide soon whether to visit Trump White HouseBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Coach Steve Kerr expects the Golden State Warriors to meet as a group in the coming days to decide whether to visit President Donald Trump's White House as NBA champions.General manager Bob...

AP Sports WriterDone: AP Source says Cavs getting 2020 pick from CelticsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The blockbuster trade, delayed and in jeopardy of dying, is done: Kyrie Irving is headed to the Celtics, Isaiah Thomas is coming to the Cavaliers and the NBA can take a well-earned break.For...

AP Basketball WriterNBA approves draft lottery, player resting rulesBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) NBA owners passed rules Thursday designed to prevent healthy players from sitting out games, and teams from losing games on purpose to improve their draft position.Under the new draft lottery rules, the teams with the...

Hawks' F DeAndre' Bembry out 4-6 weeks with tricep injuryATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Hawks forward DeAndre' Bembry will miss at least a month with a strained right triceps and possibly the start of the regular season.The Hawks announced Wednesday that Bembry underwent an MRI last week. There was no...

Wizards' Morris out 6-8 weeks after sports hernia surgeryWASHINGTON (AP) Wizards forward Markieff Morris is expected to be out six-to-eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia.The Wizards announced Friday that the surgery went as expected. On the six-to-eight-week timeline, Morris would miss at least the...

AP Basketball WriterAnthony, Jackson gone, but Knicks' losing likely to continueBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Carmelo Anthony is gone. Phil Jackson is gone.The losing appears here to stay.The New York Knicks have entered a rebuilding mode, with new president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry touting the...

Former Lakers, Bulls assistant Frank Hamblen dies at 70LOS ANGELES (AP) Frank Hamblen, who won seven NBA championships as an assistant to Phil Jackson in Los Angeles and Chicago, died Saturday. He was 70.The Lakers said Hamblen died in Del Mar. They did not provide a cause of...

AP Basketball WriterRiley raves about Wade, but avoids all contract talkBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade is under contract with the Chicago Bulls, meaning other NBA clubs cannot openly talk about possibly signing him until he is a free agent. As such, Miami Heat President Pat Riley was...

Associated PressNBA players go on trial in 2015 Phoenix assaultBy CLARICE SILBERPHOENIX (AP) NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris went on trial Monday on felony assault charges stemming from a 2015 beating that prosecutors labeled as an ''orchestrated attack'' and defense lawyers dismissed as a ploy to get...

Associated PressSpurs stand pat as league improves around themBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) The Spurs have been praised for an ability to remain successful for the past two decades without a major roster overhaul, but that constancy appeared to be a step back for the five-time champions following...

AP Basketball WriterOlynyk makes a big splash in end-of-camp Heat scrimmageBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Habits are something Miami coach Erik Spoelstra talks about often with his club, that word becoming as much of his everyday vernacular as probably any other.Kelly Olynyk has noticed. He's also noticed...