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The Latest: NBA bans Stevens 1 year, fines him $500,000OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Latest on the incident in which Toronto guard Kyle Lowry was shoved by a courtside Warriors fan (all times local):2:20 p.m.The NBA has banned Golden State Warriors investor Mark Stevens from attending games and any...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Klay Thompson set to return for NBA Finals Game 4By JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Everyone knows about Klay Thompson's ability to get dangerously hot in a hurry on offense.His stingy defense might just be the thing that matters most when he returns for the Golden...

AP Basketball WriterWarriors' investor banned from NBA Finals for Lowry shoveBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Golden State Warriors' investor who shoved Toronto guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals won't attend any more games in the series.The Warriors said Thursday that they and investor...

AP Basketball WriterDanny Green excelling again on the NBA Finals stageBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Toronto's Danny Green couldn't make a shot for about two weeks going into these NBA Finals.Seems like forever ago now.The finals are a happy stage for Green, who has been in the title-deciding...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Klay Thompson set to return for NBA Finals Game 4By JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Klay Thompson is scheduled to play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, while Kevin Durant remains sidelined as he works back from a strained right calf.Thompson will...

AP Basketball WriterWarriors' investor banned from NBA Finals for Lowry shoveBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Golden State Warriors' investor who shoved Toronto guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals won't attend any more games in the series.The Warriors said Thursday that they and investor...

AP Basketball WriterFan who shoved Lowry in Game 3 is Warriors' investorBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The fan that shoved Toronto guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals is also an investor in the Golden State Warriors, and will not be permitted to attend any...

Associated PressCourtside fan ejected after shoving Raptors' LowryBy MICHAEL WAGAMANOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A fan seated courtside for Game 3 of the NBA Finals was ejected after shoving Kyle Lowry when the Toronto Raptors star crashed into a row of seats while trying to save a ball from going...

Associated PressKyle Lowry shoved by fan after landing out of boundsBy MICHAEL WAGAMANOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A fan seated courtside for Game 3 of the NBA Finals was ejected after shoving Kyle Lowry when the Toronto Raptors star crashed into a row of seats while trying to save a...

AP Sports WriterCavs owner Gilbert's recovery from stroke will 'take time'By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert's recovery from a recent stroke will ''take time.''That was the update provided by Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner in a statement Wednesday night on the 57-year-old Gilbert, who remains hospitalized...

AP Sports WriterThompson questionable for Game 3, Looney out indefinitelyBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State guard Klay Thompson has a mild strain in his left hamstring that forced him out of Game 2 in the NBA Finals and he is listed as questionable for Game 3 against...

AP Basketball WriterRaptors OK mentally, Warriors shaky physically in NBA FinalsBy BRIAN MAHONEYTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Raptors feel good mentally, and they are certainly in better shape physically than the Golden State Warriors.The Raptors know they have outplayed Golden State for perhaps 90 of the 96 minutes of...