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AP Sports WriterGriffin touts new Pelicans hires as Davis decision loomsBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin asserted Tuesday that luring new general manager Trajan Langdon away from a playoff team in Brooklyn is an example of positive momentum in New Orleans that should...

Doncic, Young unanimous NBA All-Rookie 1st-teamersNEW YORK (AP) With Dallas' Luka Doncic and Atlanta's Trae Young leading the way, the top five NBA draft picks from 2018 have been selected as the top five NBA rookies this season.Doncic and Young were unanimous first-team selections for the NBA All-Rookie...

The Trail Blazers and the Warriors will both be gunning for a victory on at when they meet Tuesday, May 14 in a game matchup. Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors When: 9:00 PM  ET, Monday, May 20, 2019 Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ROT TEAM PS OU ML 533 PORTLAND 7.5(-110) 219.5(-110) 250 -330 534 GOLDEN STATE TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN LINE: -330 PREDICTION: Trail Blazers 112, Warriors 110 Oddsmakers...

AP Sports WriterVogel introduction caught up in ongoing Lakers dramaBy JOE REEDYEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Frank Vogel's goal to build ''organizational togetherness'' within the Los Angeles Lakers met the reality of the team's current dysfunction Monday.Vogel's introduction as the Lakers' latest coach was almost overshadowed by comments made...

AP Sports WriterTimberwolves retain Ryan Saunders, 33, as head coachBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have chosen Ryan Saunders as their full-fledged head coach - and the first millennial to hold the job in the NBA.The team announced Monday that Saunders will stay in the post he...

Sister of ex-NBA player charged with threatening witnessNEW YORK (AP) The sister of former NBA player Sebastian Telfair was accused on Monday of threatening a woman who testified against him at his New York City gun-possession trial.Octavia Telfair was charged in federal court in Brooklyn with transmitting an...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Wolves retaining Ryan Saunders as head coachBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) A person with knowledge of the process tells The Associated Press the Minnesota Timberwolves and Ryan Saunders are finalizing a contract to make the 33-year-old their permanent head coach.The person spoke to the AP...

Associated PressAntetokounmpo funds basketball court in fire-ravaged GreeceBy DEREK GATOPOULOSATHENS, Greece (AP) Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to fund the construction of an indoor basketball court in a fire-ravaged area outside Athens where at least 100 people were killed last year.The mayor of the Rafina area...

Antetokounmpo funds basketball court in fire-ravaged GreeceATHENS, Greece (AP) Greek NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to fund the construction of an indoor basketball court in a fire-ravaged area outside Athens where at least 100 people were killed last year.The mayor of the Rafina area where the fire...

AP Sports WriterGolden State's Iguodala out for Game 4 with left calf injuryBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Andre Iguodala will not play for the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night because of a sore...

AP Sports WriterCavs hire former Grizzlies coach JB BickerstaffBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers have given new coach John Beilein a seasoned right-hand man.Former Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff is joining Beilein's staff as an associate head coach, and potentially as his replacement in a few years.Bickerstaff was a...

AP Sports WriterCavs hire former Grizzlies coach JB BickerstaffBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers have added former Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff to John Beilein's staff as an associate head coach.Bickerstaff was a candidate for Cleveland's opening and interviewed for the job before the Cavs lured Beilein from Michigan...