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AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Even being injured Durant leads free-agent packBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) This was already going to be a summer filled with fireworks in the NBA.Nothing has changed.Kevin Durant's ruptured Achilles, which was surgically repaired on Wednesday, means he probably won't be able to play much...

AP Sports WriterGolden State's Curry returns in Game 4 against the BlazersBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry returned from a right knee sprain for Game 4 of Golden State's playoff series against the Trail Blazers on Monday night.Curry did not start but came...

The Detroit Pistons and the Portland Trail will both be trying to pick up a win on 1/7/2017 at 10:05 PM when they battle in a NBA Matchup. Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2017 Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 715 DETROIT -3 (-110) 213 (-110) 145 -165 716 PORTLAND TV: 10 p.m....

Grizzlies coach Bickerstaff gets $25,000 fine from NBANEW YORK (AP) Memphis Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for directing inappropriate comments toward a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner after an ejection.The NBA announced the fine on...

AP Sports WriterDenver Nuggets GM has busy offseason aheadBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly says contract extensions for center Nikola Jokic and guard Will Barton are among his offseason priorities and he hinted coach Michael Malone might be in line for one, too.The Nuggets have...

The Latest: 3 officers disciplined in Bucks player's arrestMILWAUKEE (AP) The Latest on the stun gun arrest of Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown and the police body camera video (all times local):2:30 p.m.A published report says three police officers involved in the stun gun arrest of Milwaukee Bucks...

AP Basketball WriterLillard, Kemba, LeBron among noteworthy All-NBA picksBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden got the most votes, and Damian Lillard and Kemba Walker were also big winners when the All-NBA teams were announced.Those guards can cash in with supermax contracts based on their...

AP Basketball WriterRondo, Howard back for another NBA Finals shot with LakersBy BRIAN MAHONEYLast time the Los Angeles Lakers ruled the NBA, Rajon Rondo and Dwight Howard were trying to beat them.Howard fell short with Orlando in the 2009 NBA Finals. Rondo lost with Boston in Game 7 in...

Associated PressLeBron James' group touts sports venues as mega-voting sitesBy BILL BARROWATLANTA (AP) If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election.James and his voting rights group, formed this spring...

AP Basketball WriterFor NBA players, Taylor grand jury decision 'not enough'By TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) LeBron James sent the word to the Los Angeles Lakers in a group text on Wednesday afternoon, and basketball suddenly seemed irrelevant.A grand jury in Kentucky had finally spoken. And James...

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Moda Center. Memphis At Portland When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 25, 2015 Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, SportSouth (Memphis),...

AP Basketball WriterKawhi back in Canada, NBA GMs think he'll go back to finalsBy BRIAN MAHONEYKawhi Leonard was back in Canada, where last season he won a championship.NBA general managers think he's going to win another one this season.They voted the Los Angeles Clippers as the favorites Thursday in...