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AP Basketball WriterRodman Rules: Armstrong talks Rodman's role in Bulls titlesBy TIM REYNOLDSDennis Rodman was one of the rivals Michael Jordan had to conquer on his way to his first run of three straight NBA titles. And Rodman then became one of the teammates who helped Jordan pull off...

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Golden State Warriors haven't lost three straight games all season, and doing so now would force them to make the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history.Teams with a 3-1 lead are 32-0 in the finals, according to information provided to the league by Elias. So...

NBA agent killed in Colorado crash; 5-year-old son injuredASPEN, Colo. (AP) Longtime NBA agent Dan Fegan died in a car crash Sunday. He was 56.The Colorado State Patrol says Fegan was driving an SUV when he tried to merge onto a highway and was broadsided by a commuter...

LOS ANGELES (AP) A lawsuit has been dropped that alleged former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen assaulted a man at a sushi restaurant in 2013.Pippen's attorney, Mark Geragos, said Saturday that a countersuit Pippen filed against Camran Shafighi is also being dropped.Geragos says he and Pippen are delighted...

Associated PressMagic losing ground if efforts to end postseason droughtBy TERRANCE HARRISORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Orlando Magic's lofty preseason goals have morphed into disappointment and possibly more postseason futility.After years of coaching changes and constant re-imagining of the team, this was supposed to be Magic's breakthrough year into...

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 Sports WriterBeasley: New Lakers vets can form solid core around LeBronBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Michael Beasley thinks the basketball world is foolish to assume the Los Angeles Lakers' revamped locker room will be combustible before the fuse is even lit.The Lakers announced their signing of Beasley...

AP Sports WriterPaul Westphal, Hall of Fame basketball player, dies at 70By BETH HARRISPaul Westphal, a Hall of Fame player who won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and later coached in the league and in college, has died. He was 70.The Phoenix Suns confirmed Westphal's death...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: Tsai buys rest of Nets, Barclays from ProkhorovBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Joe Tsai has agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center from Mikhail Prokhorov in deals that two people with knowledge of the details say are...

Pelicans add Weatherspoon, Diggs to coaching staffNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Teresa Weatherspoon and AJ Diggs as assistant coaches with a focus on player development.The club says the two new assistants have been assigned to work closely with the Pelicans' two-way players and will...

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 Basketball WriterNBA will allow team staff to bring guests to Disney bubbleBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) NBA coaches or other team staffers could have guests in the bubble later this month, with the league sharing final plans for such additions with teams on Tuesday.Team staffs...