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AP Sports WriterWarriors coach Steve Kerr not yet ready to return to benchBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Steve Kerr is involved in just about everything but the actual game-day coaching for the Golden State Warriors.He's still not ready to be back on the bench with the start of...

AP Basketball WriterUS clinches worst big-tourney finish, falls 94-89 to SerbiaBy TIM REYNOLDSDONGGUAN, China (AP) The U.S. will leave the World Cup with its worst finish in a major international tournament, assured of finishing no better than seventh after falling to Serbia 94-89 in a consolation playoff game...

Lakers' LeBron James, Anthony Davis out vs ThunderOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) LeBron James and Anthony Davis missed the Lakers' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.Lakers coach Frank Vogel said James has a chest cold. Officially, the team said he has flu-like symptoms.James is averaging 25.4 points, a...

AP Basketball WriterGrizzlies' Ja Morant wins NBA's rookie of the year awardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The first three baskets of Memphis' season set the tone for Ja Morant's rookie year. All were layups, all by him, the level of difficulty increasing each time.He made them...

Nets G Spencer Dinwiddie has surgery on right thumbBOSTON (AP) Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie had surgery Monday to fix torn ligaments in his right thumb.The team announced the operation prior to a game against the Boston Celtics. Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said he'd been texting with Dinwiddie...

Booker to defend 3-point contest title vs Curry brothersCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Devin Booker is ready to take on the Curry brothers.The Phoenix Suns guard will look to defend his NBA All-Star 3-point championship from a year ago against brothers Stephen and Seth Curry on Feb. 16 in Charlotte,...

AP Sports WriterKawhi Leonard has partial tear in left shoulderBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says forward Kawhi Leonard has a partial tear in his left shoulder.Popovich revealed the injury Sunday before San Antonio's game against the Trail Blazers. It was not...

AP Basketball WriterHarlem Globetrotters great Curly Neal dies at 77By JOHN MARSHALLFred “Curly” Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died. He was 77.The Globetrotters said Neal died in his home outside of Houston on Thursday morning.“We have lost...

Associated PressRaptors denied permission to play in Canada, head to TampaBy ROB GILLIESTORONTO (AP) The Canadian government denied a request by the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic, and the team says it will start the season next month in Tampa, Florida.''Ultimately, the...

Wizards' Thomas suspended 2 games for entering standsNEW YORK (AP) Washington guard Isaiah Thomas was suspended for two games without pay by the NBA on Sunday for entering the spectator stands late in the Wizards' loss at Philadelphia on Saturday night.The NBA said the fans involved have been...

Associated PressMavericks fear 'severe' Achilles injury for center PowellBy DAVE JACKSONDALLAS (AP) Dallas center Dwight Powell sustained what the Mavericks fear is a “severe” injury to his right Achilles tendon in a 110-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.Coach Rick Carlisle said the club would...

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on 4/4/2017 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz When: 9:00 PM  ET, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah ROT TEAM PS OU ML 721 Portland Trail Blazers (-110) ...