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AP Sports WriterWolves turn to Saunders to help lead franchise modernizationBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Three decades after their entry into the NBA, the Minnesota Timberwolves have deployed an aggressive plan to modernize their operation.What better way, they concluded, than to hire the youngest head coach in the league?Ryan...

AP Sports WriterConnelly eager to finish what he started with NuggetsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) The prospects of a return home to Washington were undeniably appealing to Tim Connelly.Not nearly as alluring as this: Finishing what he's started.The Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations elected to stay in town...

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 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 the 33-year-old Saunders will stay in the...

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...