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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 Basketball WriterCurry's heroics not enough to save Warriors in Game 3By TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry did all he could to lead the injury-depleted Golden State Warriors.It wasn't enough.Curry scored 47 points - a playoff career-high for the three-time champion - but the Warriors still find...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Nets moving Crabbe, picks to Hawks, get cap spaceBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to trade guard Allen Crabbe, the first step into what they hope can be a big summer.The Nets will deal him along with two first-round picks...

AP Basketball WriterWarriors' investor banned for 1 year, fined $500,000 by NBABy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Toronto guard Kyle Lowry wanted the Golden State Warriors' executive who shoved him during an NBA Finals game ousted from the league.The NBA decided a one-year ban and $500,000 fine is enough...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Nets deal Crabbe, picks to Hawks, open cap spaceBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) A person with knowledge of the details says the Brooklyn Nets have traded guard Allen Crabbe and two first-round picks to the Atlanta Hawks in a deal that will clear additional...

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...