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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...

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...

AP Basketball WriterMuch at stake in a last NBA Finals trip to Oracle ArenaBy BRIAN MAHONEYTORONTO (AP) The NBA Finals are making one last trip to Oracle Arena.For the Toronto Raptors, it's a second shot at a first championship.For the Golden State Warriors, it'll be a night to...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Grizzlies hire Taylor Jenkins as new head coachBy TERESA M. WALKERThe Memphis Grizzlies finally filled their coaching vacancy by hiring Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins.Jenkins is expected to be introduced at news conference on Wednesday, a person told The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of...

AP Sports WriterPelicans' Griffin says no 'shot clock' on any Davis dealBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin says the timing of next week's NBA draft won't necessarily raise urgency to trade disgruntled six-time All-Star Anthony Davis.Griffin says the Pelicans are ''not in a...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Grizzlies hire Taylor Jenkins as new head coachBy TERESA M. WALKERA person with knowledge of the decision says the Memphis Grizzlies have hired Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins to be the team's next head coach.The person says Jenkins is expected to be introduced at news...

AP Sports WriterPelicans' Griffin says no 'shot clock' on any Davis dealBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin said Tuesday that the timing of next week's NBA draft won't necessarily raise urgency to deal away disgruntled six-time All-Star Anthony Davis.''I'm open-minded,'' Griffin said while...

Hornets' Michael Kidd-Gilchrist undergoes surgery on groinCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist underwent a surgical procedure to address a chronic groin strain.The team called the surgery Tuesday a success. The No. 2 pick in the 2012 NBA draft out of Kentucky is expected to make a full...

AP Basketball WriterDurant returns from injury - then hurts his AchillesBy TIM REYNOLDSTORONTO (AP) Golden State forward Kevin Durant has an injured right Achilles, a massive blow for the perennial All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP who may be three weeks away from free agency and could also...