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Associated PressSpurs looking forward to new faces, new season after turmoilBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) DeMar DeRozan's first month with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has been serene, though the All-Star guard acquired in the offseason from Toronto has been warned about provoking ''angry Pop.''''That hurts me,'' Popovich said...

AP Sports WriterThibodeau: Wolves will deal Butler if offer is 'good for us'By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have started their 30th season amid more drama and dysfunction, an all-too-familiar feeling.Jimmy Butler, the four-time All-Star shooting guard whose heralded arrival from Chicago sparked a 16-win improvement and...

AP Sports WriterDeMarcus Cousins back on the court for noncontact workBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) DeMarcus Cousins has progressed in his recovery from surgery for a torn left Achilles tendon and is doing light shooting and other skill work on the court and will be able to do...

AP Sports WriterIsaiah Thomas looks to help Nuggets end playoff droughtBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) The debates have been so lively inside the Denver Nuggets locker room recently that coach Michael Malone wanders in to make sure everything's all right.Just the enthusiasm of guard Isaiah Thomas bubbling to the...

AP Sports WriterDwight Howard could miss start of Wizards camp with bad backBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Dwight Howard joked Monday about the sore back that's expected to keep him out for the start of training camp with the Washington Wizards.Coach Scott Brooks downplayed the significance of the injury,...

AP Sports WriterDeMarcus Cousins back on the court for noncontact workBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) DeMarcus Cousins has progressed in his recovery from surgery for a torn left Achilles tendon and is doing light shooting and other skill work on the court and will be able to do...

Associated PressKawhi Leonard says he is ready to go after quadriceps injuryBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Kawhi Leonard spoke publicly in his first appearance as a Toronto Raptor and said he is physically ready to play.Leonard joined the Raptors in a summertime blockbuster trade with the San Antonio Spurs....

AP Basketball WriterHeat camp arrives, and Dragic says he's more than readyBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) This time last year, Miami's Goran Dragic was already tired and the season was just getting started.It's very different now.When the Heat hold their first practice of the season Tuesday, Dragic expects to...

AP Sports WriterDynamic Warriors big man Jordan Bell ready for second seasonBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) First, his right forearm cramped turning his arm into the shape of a V as his hand bent back, and Jordan Bell could not move it for several minutes as he sat...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Towns getting $190 million extension from WolvesBy TIM REYNOLDSKarl-Anthony Towns is getting a new deal from the Minnesota Timberwolves.Jimmy Butler is still waiting to get a new address.Towns announced Saturday night that he is recommitting to the Timberwolves, securing his future there while Butler's remains...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Towns getting $190 million extension from WolvesBy TIM REYNOLDSKarl-Anthony Towns announced Saturday night that he is recommitting to the Minnesota Timberwolves, securing his future there while Jimmy Butler's remains a mystery.A person with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed that Towns will be signing a five-year...

AP Basketball WriterSilver memo: Hire more women, improve workplace conditionsBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants all teams to hire more women, especially in leadership and supervisory positions, and is urging them to take some of the mandates that the Dallas Mavericks must now adhere to as an impetus...