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Grizzlies waive center Dakari JohnsonMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have waived center Dakari Johnson after acquiring him from Orlando last month.The Grizzlies announced the move Friday.The 7-foot Johnson started six of 31 games as a rookie last season with Oklahoma City. The Thunder drafted him 48th overall...

AP Sports WriterSuns get Anderson, send Knight, Chriss to RocketsBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns have completed a four-player trade that sends guard Brandon Knight and forward Marquese Chriss to the Houston Rockets for forward Ryan Anderson and guard De'Anthony Melton.Knight had been considered in line to...

AP Sports WriterSuns get Anderson, send Knight, Chriss to RocketsBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns have completed a four-player trade that sends guard Brandon Knight and forward Marquese Chriss to the Houston Rockets for forward Ryan Anderson and guard De'Anthony Melton.Knight had been considered in line to...

Thunder waive forward Kyle SinglerOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder waived forward Kyle Singler on Friday.ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the Thunder's plan.The 6-foot-8, 228-pound Singler started in 22 games and appeared in a total of 138 over four years with the Thunder. He averaged 3.2 points,...

NBA player J.R. Smith charged with breaking fan's phoneNEW YORK (AP) NBA player J.R. Smith is facing charges he broke the cellphone of a fan who tried to take video of him in the middle of the night outside a Manhattan pizzeria.The Cleveland Cavaliers guard, 32, turned himself...

NBA star J.R. Smith charged with breaking fan's phone in NYCNEW YORK (AP) Basketball star J.R. Smith is facing charges he broke the cellphone of a fan who tried to videotape him in the middle of the night outside a Manhattan pizzeria.The Cleveland Cavaliers guard, 32, turned himself...

Tribe to use Kyrie Irving donation for youth programsFORT YATES, N.D. (AP) The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will use money donated by Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving for drug abuse prevention and youth programs.The All-Star guard visited the Dakota reservation this month for a naming ceremony into the...

Associated PressFormer Kings executive under federal investigationBy PAUL ELIASSAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Sacramento Kings say federal authorities are investigating a former top executive after team officials uncovered suspicious financial transactions.The Kings said Thursday that the FBI and federal prosecutors took formal action Monday to recover the money former...

Hawks sign veteran forward Thomas RobinsonATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks have signed forward Thomas Robinson, who last appeared in the NBA in the 2016-17 season with the Los Angeles Lakers.The 27-year-old Robinson spent last season in Russia.Robinson played in college at Kansas and was the No. 5 overall...

Grizzlies sign former Wake Forest center Doral MooreMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed 7-foot-1 center Doral Moore and added him to their training-camp roster.Moore played 30 games as a junior at Wake Forest last season but was not drafted in 2018.He averaged 11.1 points, 9.4 rebounds...

AP Sports WriterCenter David West retires after a 15-year NBA careerBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) David West, a key big man off the bench for the Golden State Warriors' past two championship seasons, has retired.West's Twitter announcement Thursday - one day after his 38th birthday - wasn't a...

Associated PressFormer Kings executive under federal investigationBy PAUL ELIASSAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Sacramento Kings said Thursday that federal authorities are investigating a former top executive after team officials uncovered suspicious financial transactions.The Kings said the FBI and federal prosecutors took formal action Monday to recover money former chief...