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The Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at AT&T Center. Golden State At San Antonio When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 5, 2015 Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBATV, CSN Bay...

AP Basketball WriterNBA coaches hoping for chance to bring family to bubbleBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Denver coach Michael Malone spent his 60th day inside the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World on Friday, and he'd like two things known.One, he misses his family.Two, he doesn't...

AP Sports WriterWizards send Marcin Gortat to Clippers for Austin RiversBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Seemed fairly clear that Marcin Gortat and the Washington Wizards were ready to part ways. Now they will.The Wizards traded Gortat, their starting center, to the Los Angeles Clippers for guard Austin Rivers on...

AP Sports WriterKings hire former Rockets executive Monte McNair as new GMBy JOSH DUBOWThe Sacramento Kings have hired former Houston Rockets executive Monte McNair as their new general manager.The team announced the move to replace Vlade Divac on Thursday, making McNair the team's top basketball executive reporting to owner...

AP Sports WriterHome's where the heart is for Wiz, Celtics as Game 6 arrivesBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Isaiah Thomas' Boston Celtics and John Wall's Washington Wizards have built something of a rivalry this season, going back and forth, trading wins on the court and barbs off it, from...

76ers' All-Star C Embiid returns from torn ligament in handPHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid returned to the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup three weeks after surgery on a torn ligament in a finger in his left hand.Embiid was in the starting lineup wearing No. 24 in honor of Kobe Bryant instead...

AP Basketball WriterNBA players, staff asked to help virus researchersBy TIM REYNOLDSDr. Priya Sampathkumar gets asked by her two teen-aged sons every day when they can expect to see NBA games again.She's among the doctors desperately trying to answer that question - and the NBA is now trying to...

Associated PressSpurs retire Parkers' jersey in emotional ceremonyBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) Boris Diaw was rightly concerned about the well-being of a scrawny 19-year-old kid moving to a new country and attempting to compete against the game's best in the NBA. One odd Christmas dinner that turned into...

NBA says Hornets, Bucks will play in Paris in 2020PARIS (AP) The NBA is going to play a regular-season game in Paris for the first time next year, with the league announcing Thursday that Charlotte and Milwaukee are headed there.The game will be on Jan. 24. Paris has...

AP Basketball WriterDragic getting ready for the season, by not playingBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Goran Dragic usually needs to play in preseason games to get ready for the season.This year, the Miami point guard needed to not play.It has been a preseason like none other for Dragic, who...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: NBA proceeding with tentative Nov. 18 draft planBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The NBA is proceeding with tentative plans for a Nov. 18 draft, though has cautioned teams that the date could move yet again, a person with knowledge of the matter...

Bucks officially announce hiring of coach Mike BudenholzerBy The Associated PressMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks have officially announced the hiring of Mike Budenholzer as their new coach.A person familiar with the search had told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Milwaukee Bucks had reached an agreement with...