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AP Basketball WriterNBA unveils vote schedule for All-Star Game with new formatBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Debuting a new NBA All-Game format in which players will pick teams in an effort to energize the event, the league has unveiled the voting schedule for its 2018 showcase.The NBA had...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Suns, Ariza agree to 1-year, $15 million contractBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) A person with knowledge of the situation says forward Trevor Ariza has agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the Phoenix Suns.The person asked to remain anonymous because the agreement cannot be...

AP Sports WriterThunder face Rockets, ex-OKC star Westbrook, in 1st roundBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Few imagined when the Oklahoma City Thunder traded cornerstone Russell Westbrook to Houston for Chris Paul last summer that the teams would meet in the playoffs this season.Most expected Oklahoma City to rebuild...

Nuggets retire Dikembe Mutombo's No. 55 in halftime ceremonyDENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets retired the No. 55 jersey of finger-wagging, shot-blocker extraordinaire Dikembe Mutombo in a halftime ceremony on Saturday night.Mutombo was drafted by the Nuggets with the No. 4 overall pick in 1991 and played five seasons...

Green fouls LeBron, appears to mock him for floppingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Draymond Green and LeBron James went at it again in the first half of the Cavaliers' visit to Golden State on Monday.Their latest dustup came with 6:55 left in the first half. Golden State led 52-35 when...

AP Sports WriterKerr keeps Warriors winning with yoga, creative approachBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Anderson Varejao lowered his 6-foot-11 frame into a runner's lunge and raised one arm high into the air to add a twist, demonstrating after a recent shootaround the new yoga pose he just learned.Then,...

TORONTO (AP) Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll is out indefinitely with a bruised right knee.The 29-year-old Carroll is averaging 12.2 points and 5.1 rebounds in 18 games in his first season with Toronto. He had nine points in 26 minutes in Saturday's 112-109 loss to Golden State.The Raptors also...

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant: “My season is over.”NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Durant won't play for the Brooklyn Nets if the NBA season resumes.''My season is over,'' Durant told The Undefeated on Friday. ''I don't plan on playing at all. We decided last summer when it first happened...

UTAH (102)Hayward 10-16 4-7 27, Favors 8-18 4-7 20, Kanter 6-12 4-5 16, Exum 0-3 0-0 0, Ingles 1-5 2-2 5, Booker 3-4 0-0 6, Gobert 3-5 1-2 7, Burke 7-17 3-3 18, Millsap 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 39-85 18-26 102.PORTLAND (103)Batum 2-7 5-6 10, Aldridge 8-16...

AP Basketball WriterFan who shoved Lowry in Game 3 is Warriors' investorBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The fan that shoved Toronto guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals is also an investor in the Golden State Warriors, and will not be permitted to attend any...

AP Basketball Writer'We're trying': Thibodeau offers update on Butler situationBy TIM REYNOLDSJimmy Butler is still with the Minnesota Timberwolves, at least in an official sense.In reality, it remains a mess.Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau Friday acknowledged the team's efforts to grant Butler's trade request.''Obviously, we're trying to get something done,''...

The Latest: Sacramento's Hield wins 3-Point ContestCHICAGO (AP) The Latest on Saturday night at NBA All-Star weekend. (all times local):8:44 p.m.Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield made a late surge to win the NBA 3-Point Contest.Hield nailed a two-point money ball from the corner to finish with 27 points,...