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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...

NBA says Gasol should have gone to foul line late in Game 5OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The NBA says Toronto's Marc Gasol should have been given two free throws with 49 seconds left of Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto, a game that the Raptors lost to...

AP Sports WriterThunder's Paul George has shoulder procedureBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder All-Star Paul George has had a procedure to repair a small labrum tear in his left shoulder.A Thunder spokesman made the announcement on Tuesday.George had surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his right...

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...

AP Sports WriterGrizzlies hire Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins as head coachBy TERESA M. WALKERThe Memphis Grizzlies finally filled their coaching vacancy by hiring Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins.The Grizzlies will introduce Jenkins at news conference on Wednesday.''Taylor has an excellent coaching pedigree, and we are confident he will lay...

AP Sports WriterTony Parker says he's retiring from NBA after 18 seasonsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker's impressive career is over.Parker announced Monday he's retiring from basketball after 18 seasons in the NBA. The 37-year-old guard said on Twitter it was an emotional decision.''It's...

AP Sports WriterTony Parker says he's retiring from NBA after 18 seasonsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker's impressive career is over.Parker announced Monday he's retiring from basketball after 18 seasons in the NBA. The 37-year-old guard said on Twitter it was an emotional decision.''It's...

PBWA selects Dwyane Wade as Magic Johnson Award winnerMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat has been selected as this season's winner of the Magic Johnson Award, presented by the Pro Basketball Writers Association.Wade, who just completed his final season before retirement, was chosen as ''the player...

AP Sports WriterTony Parker says he's retiring from NBA after 18 seasonsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker announced Monday he's retiring after 18 seasons.The 37-year-old guard said on Twitter it was an emotional decision. Parker played 17 seasons for the San Antonio Spurs and...

AP Sports WriterTony Parker says he's retiring from NBA after 18 seasonsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker has announced he's retiring after 18 seasons.The 37-year-old guard said on Twitter Monday that it was an emotional decision and that it has been an ''incredible journey.''...

AP Basketball WriterWarriors: Durant's status vs. Raptors a 'game-time decision'By TIM REYNOLDSTORONTO (AP) Kevin Durant practiced Monday morning. The Golden State Warriors will wait before deciding if he plays Monday night.The Warriors are listing Durant - who has been sidelined for more than a month with a strained...

AP Basketball WriterWarriors say Durant's status vs Raptors a game-time decisionBy TIM REYNOLDSTORONTO (AP) The Golden State Warriors say Kevin Durant's availability for Game 5 of the NBA Finals will be a game-time decision.Warriors coach Steve Kerr made the announcement Monday at the team's shootaround practice. Durant hasn't...