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AP Basketball WriterWarriors' new NBA Finals road goes to Canada to face RaptorsBy BRIAN MAHONEYTORONTO (AP) Dynasty versus dinosaurs.The Golden State Warriors' road to a fifth straight NBA Finals has detoured to a new destination - and this one requires a passport.The Toronto Raptors, a team that arrived...

AP Basketball WriterWarriors' plan for stopping Kawhi is throw everything at himBy TIM REYNOLDSTORONTO (AP) Draymond Green believes he's the best defensive player in basketball. Klay Thompson sought inclusion on the NBA's all-defensive team for years. Andre Iguodala, even at 35 years old, can still neutralize just about...

AP Sports WriterDurant travels with the Warriors to Toronto ahead of finalsBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Kevin Durant is traveling with the Golden State Warriors to Toronto for the first two games of the NBA Finals, leaving open the chance he could be ready to return from a...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers owner Dan Gilbert recovering after stroke symptomsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers owner and billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert is recovering after suffering symptoms of a stroke and seeking hospital care.Officials with Detroit-based Quicken Loans said in a statement that Gilbert ''received immediate medical attention and is...

AP Basketball WriterNBA Finals are set: reigning Warriors vs. newcomer RaptorsBy TIM REYNOLDSThe first NBA game was in Toronto.And now, the NBA Finals are headed there.Finally.The NBA Finals are set after the Toronto Raptors won the Eastern Conference championship on Saturday night and earned the right to play the...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers owner Dan Gilbert recovering after stroke symptomsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Billionaire businessman and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is recovering after suffering symptoms of a stroke and seeking hospital care.Officials with Detroit-based Quicken Loans said in a statement that Gilbert ''received immediate medical attention and...

Businessman Dan Gilbert recovering after stroke symptomsDETROIT (AP) Billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert is recovering after suffering symptoms of a stroke and seeking hospital care.Officials with Detroit-based Quicken Loans said in a statement that Gilbert ''received immediate medical attention and is currently recovering comfortably'' after going to a hospital...

AP Basketball WriterNBA Finals are set: reigning Warriors vs newcomer RaptorsBy TIM REYNOLDSThe first NBA game was in Toronto.And now, the NBA Finals are headed there.Finally.The NBA Finals are set after the Toronto Raptors won the Eastern Conference championship on Saturday night and earned the right to play the...

Nets hire Hawks' Peterson as assistant general managerNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets have hired Jeff Peterson as their assistant general manager.Peterson replaces Trajan Langdon, who was hired as the New Orleans Pelicans' GM.Peterson spent seven seasons in the front office of the Atlanta Hawks, the last three...

Blazers coach Stotts signs extension through 2021-22 seasonPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers have formally announced that coach Terry Stotts signed a contract extension through the 2021-22 season.The extension was first revealed the day after the Trail Blazers were eliminated from the postseason by the Golden State...

Associated PressStakes are high as Bucks, Raptors meet in Game 6By IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) There's no escaping the reality of what's at stake when the Toronto Raptors host the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.The surging Raptors have won three straight,...

AP Sports WriterWarriors know this is something special, uncertainty aheadBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry hears the dynasty discussion about his Golden State Warriors during another postseason run.Draymond Green realizes special teams only stay together for so long before something breaks them apart.That's why the Warriors decided...