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Golden State star Curry not quite ready to return SundaySAN FRANCISCO (AP) Stephen Curry had hoped to play for the Warriors on Sunday at home against the Washington Wizards after being sidelined for four months, but he won't return from a broken left hand quite that soon.Golden State...

Grizzlies forward JaMychal Green has broken jawMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis Grizzlies forward JaMychal Green has undergone surgery after breaking his jaw during a victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.The Grizzlies announced Saturday that Green broke his jaw while taking an elbow to the face during the...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restartBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league’s board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation said.The...

AP Sports WriterRockets "parting ways" with 10-time All-Star AnthonyBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Carmelo Anthony is done in Houston.Rockets general manager Daryl Morey released a statement Thursday saying the team is ''parting ways'' with Anthony and ''working toward a resolution.''Anthony played just 10 games for Houston after signing a...

AP Sports WriterAP source: 76ers agree to trade Okafor to BrooklynBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) A person familiar with the deal says the Philadelphia 76ers are set to trade beleaguered center Jahlil Okafor to the Brooklyn Nets.Okafor, the No. 3 pick of the 2015 draft, was dropped from the...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Anderson Varejao's season has ended, dealing a major blow to the Cavaliers' NBA title hopes.Cleveland's starting center tore his left Achilles tendon on Tuesday night in a win over Minnesota, an injury that will cost him the rest of this season and will force the Cavs...

Associated PressJazz fan banned over taunting incident sues teamBy LINDSAY WHITEHURSTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Utah Jazz fan is suing for $100 million after being banned for life from the team's arena over what were called racial taunts directed at point guard Russell Westbrook during a game.Shane Keisel...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Mavs adding Kidd-Gilchrist after Charlotte buyoutBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks are set to add veteran Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to their young core as they close in on the franchise's first trip to the playoffs in four years.Kidd-Gilchrist, the No. 2 pick in the...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Golden State Warriors assistant Alvin Gentry as head coach.The Pelicans announced the hiring Saturday night. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.Gentry will remain with Golden State until the Warriors complete the NBA Finals against Cleveland.Gentry has served as a...

AP Sports WriterAinge's leadership in spotlight as Celtics chase 18th titleBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) When you work for the Boston Celtics, there's no need for daily reminders about your motivations. They're constantly casting shadows overhead.''There's only one goal in Boston,'' Celtics coach Brad Stevens recently said. ''There's 17...

AP Sports WriterEx-ABA commish Mike Storen, dad of Hannah Storm, dies at 84By BEN WALKERMike Storen, a former ABA commissioner and multisport marketing whiz and the father of ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, died Thursday. He was 84.Storm said her father died at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta of complications...

Associated PressJazz pushing to join NBA elite with familiar faces in placeBy JOHN COONSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Bringing back a roster virtually unchanged from the end of last season isn't intended to be a sign that the Utah Jazz have embraced the status quo.The Jazz want to send...