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AP Basketball WriterSilver confident that NBA season can be pulled off safelyBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA found a way to get through last season amid a pandemic. Adam Silver sees no reason why the same cannot ring true again this season.Silver, the the NBA's Commissioner, said Monday - one day...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Jazz, Gobert agree on $205 million extensionBy TIM REYNOLDSA person with knowledge of the situation said the Utah Jazz and All-Star center Rudy Gobert have agreed on a contract extension that could be worth as much as $205 million over five seasons.Gobert's deal has a...

Detroit Pistons waive F Dzanan MusaDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons waived forward Dzanan Musa.The Pistons announced the move Sunday. Detroit acquired Musa from the Brooklyn Nets last month. He appeared in one preseason game and had one rebound and one assist in 12 minutes.The Pistons open their season...

The Latest: No fans for Grizzlies, Memphis men's hoopsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---No fans will be allowed inside FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, to watch either the NBA's Grizzlies or the Memphis men's basketball team due to rising...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Kuzma gets 3-year, $40M extension with LakersBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Forward Kyle Kuzma has agreed to a three-year, $40 million extension to remain with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, a person familiar with the deal said Sunday.The person spoke to The Associated...

AP Basketball WriterGobert signs $205 million, five-year extension with JazzBy TIM REYNOLDSRudy Gobert arrived in Utah seven years ago as a relative unknown, without a lot of fanfare and with some serious questions about his potential.Those days are long forgotten.Gobert has signed a contract extension with the Jazz, the...

Westbrook debuts for Wizards in win over DetroitBy The Associated PressRussell Westbrook made his Washington Wizards debut. Nikola Vucevic pushed Orlando out to a fast start against the Charlotte Hornets.And, the Atlanta Hawks won a free-throw shooting contest against the Memphis Grizzlies in which 59 fouls were called.In the...

Irving leads rout of Celtics in return to Boston GardenBy The Associated PressKyrie Irving circled the Boston Garden parquet floor performing an apparent spiritual ritual waving a burning substance in his hands before tipoff, then proceeded to torch his former teamAP Photo transref:MAMS107, transref:MAMS103, transref:MAMS102, transref:MAMS101, transref:MAMS110, transref:TPA118, transref:TPA119,...

AP Basketball WriterEast preview: Heat returning champs, but have challengersBy TIM REYNOLDSMilwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo is the two-time reigning MVP. Brooklyn's Kevin Durant is a two-time NBA Finals MVP and about to get back on the floor after recovering from injury. Washington's Russell Westbrook is still a triple-double machine. Boston's...

Still the beginning for some, NBA preseason nears its endBy The Associated PressA preseason that's just beginning for some players is already ending for others.James Harden suited up in Houston for only the second time, with newcomer Christian Wood getting his first - and only - action in a...

AP Sports WriterKyrie Irving cleanses court in return to BostonBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving performed a Native American ritual to ''cleanse the energy'' at the TD Garden on Friday night before taking the court he used to call home for the first time since...

Irving leads rout of Celtics in return to Boston GardenBy The Associated PressKyrie Irving circled the Boston Garden parquet floor performing an apparent spiritual ritual waving a burning substance in his hands before tipoff, then proceeded to torch his former teamAP Photo transref:MAMS107, transref:MAMS103, transref:MAMS102, transref:MAMS101, transref:MAMS110, transref:TPA118, transref:TPA119,...