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AP Sports WriterMavs release Barea as veteran guard seeks to continue careerBy SCHUYLER DIXONThe Dallas Mavericks released J.J. Barea on Thursday, turning loose the last piece of the franchise's 2011 championship team to give the veteran guard a chance to continue his playing career.While Barea's virtual meeting with reporters...

AP Sports WriterFoot injury could keep Warren out of Pacers season openerBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers could open this season without forward T.J. Warren, their top scorer from last season.The team said Thursday that Warren has plantar fascitis in his right foot and will be listed...

The Latest: NBA says 8 more positive tests among playersBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---The NBA says eight more players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total so far this season to 56.Of those, the first 48...

Abdul-Jabbar reveals past prostate cancer diagnosis in essayNEW YORK (AP) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar revealed he had prostate cancer in a magazine article he wrote about health risks faced by Blacks.Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's career scoring leader, provided no other details about that illness in the piece he wrote for WebMD...

AP Basketball WriterIrving, Nets each fined $25,000 for point guard's silenceBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The NBA is making Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets pay for the point guard's silence.The league fined Irving and the team $25,000 apiece Thursday because he has refused to speak to the...

AP Sports WriterAntetokounmpo won't say whether he will sign supermax offerBy STEVE MEGARGEEMILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo praised the ''amazing'' moves the Milwaukee Bucks have made to improve the team, but the two-time reigning MVP stopped short Wednesday of saying he would sign a supermax contract extension offer.''Right now...

AP Basketball WriterLike teams, NBA refs have new health and safety protocolsBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA referees will have to adhere to many of the same new health and safety protocols as coaches and players are this season, all part of the league's plan to try to keep everyone safe during...

AP Sports WriterHarden in Houston for COVID tests after missing camp's startBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) James Harden is back in Houston after missing the start of Rockets training camp and was going through the NBA's COVID-19 testing protocols on Tuesday.Coach Stephen Silas said after Houston's practice that the...

Denver Nuggets re-sign Paul Millsap to one-year dealDENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets have re-signed forward Paul Millsap to a one-year deal.Millsap has spent the last three seasons in Denver, averaging 12.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and a steal in 159 games.Although Millsap, 35, played fewer minutes (24.3)...

AP Sports WriterBucks' investment in Holiday trade makes him feel wantedBy STEVE MEGARGEEMILWAUKEE (AP) Jrue Holiday took notice along with the rest of the NBA when he discovered the substantial package of players and picks the Milwaukee Bucks sacrificed to acquire him.The Bucks traded guards Eric Bledsoe and...

AP Sports WriterMavs' Porzingis upbeat while dealing with another knee issueBy SCHUYLER DIXONAs much as Kristaps Porzingis wants to join the Dallas Mavericks for a pair of games in the national spotlight to start the season, Luka Doncic's European sidekick apparently will have to wait until the new year...

AP Sports WriterNew Rockets' coach expects Harden to be "all in" this seasonBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) New Rockets coach Stephen Silas didn't talk a lot about James Harden and the rumors that he's unhappy in Houston on Thursday.But he was clear about one thing - he expects Harden...