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AP Basketball WriterDraft, free agency ... and lots of questions await the NBABy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is expected to open next week's draft by announcing that Zion Williamson is the No. 1 overall selection headed to New Orleans. And four months after that,...

AP Sports WriterKlay Thompson sustains torn left ACL in Warriors' lossBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Klay Thompson sustained a torn ACL in his left knee during Game 6 of the NBA Finals, more heartbreaking injury news for the Golden State Warriors after Kevin Durant ruptured his right Achilles...

Associated PressCalifornia police say Raptors president shoved, hit deputyBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ROB GILLIESSAN FRANCISCO (AP) A California police agency will pursue a misdemeanor battery charge against Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri after the executive was accused of shoving and hitting a sheriff's deputy in the face...

AP Sports WriterWalker says he'd take less than $221M to stay with HornetsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Three-time NBA All-Star Kemba Walker said he would consider taking less money than he is eligible to make to stay with the Charlotte Hornets if that means helping them build a...

AP Sports WriterHornets' Walker says he'd take less than $221M to re-signBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Three-time All-Star point guard Kemba Walker says he'd be willing to work with the Hornets and take less than the ''supermax'' $221 million contract he's eligible to receive to re-sign with Charlotte.The...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers hire Cal women's coach Gottlieb as assistantBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers have lured away another prominent college coach.This time, from the women's game.Lindsay Gottlieb is leaving California after eight seasons to join John Beilein's staff in Cleveland and become the seventh female assistant in...

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Even being injured Durant leads free-agent packBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) This was already going to be a summer filled with fireworks in the NBA.Nothing has changed.Kevin Durant's ruptured Achilles, which was surgically repaired on Wednesday, means he probably won't be able to play much...

AP Sports WriterCavs hire former Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb as assistantBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers have hired former California coach Lindsay Gottlieb as an assistant on John Beilein's staff.Gottlieb spent the past eight years coaching the Golden Bears, leading them to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. While she's...

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Even being injured Durant leads free-agent packBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) This was already going to be a summer filled with fireworks in the NBA.Nothing has changed.Kevin Durant's Achilles injury, the severity of which isn't yet confirmed, means he probably won't be able to play...

Steve Adams named to New Zealand World Champs squadWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams has been named to New Zealand's provisional squad for the basketball World Cup but is not expected to play because of long-standing feud with Basketball New Zealand.Adams' name was included...

AP Basketball WriterRaptors say they're simply staying in the momentBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) There was a predictable sting that pained the Toronto Raptors after Game 5 of the NBA Finals.They were so close.And then they had to fly so far.Whatever they were feeling after Monday night's loss...

AP Sports WriterWarriors F Durant undergoes surgery for ruptured AchillesBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Kevin Durant confirmed what everyone most feared: He underwent surgery for a ruptured right Achilles tendon.Durant posted on social media Wednesday the severity of his injury two days after getting hurt during Game 5...