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Raptors' Anunoby (appendectomy) hopes to return for finalsTORONTO (AP) Toronto Raptors reserve OG Anunoby hopes to return during the NBA Finals after missing almost seven weeks because of an emergency appendectomy.Anunoby had surgery April 11, two days before the Raptors opened the first round of the playoffs against...

Associated PressToronto's Jurassic Park adds college vibe to NBA FinalsBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) There's nothing quite like Jurassic Park anywhere else in the NBA.The college vibe of the writhing, rowdy mass of bodies crammed into an area that covers about two city blocks to cheer for their beloved...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

AP Sports WriterBucks on brink of elimination after tweaking starting lineupBy KEITH JENKINSMILWAUKEE (AP) Mired in their worst skid of the season at the worst possible time, the Milwaukee Bucks need an answer in the Eastern Conference finals.A lineup change didn't provide one, so the Bucks have to...

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...