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AP Basketball WriterGoran Dragic back with Heat after summer title for SloveniaBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) A quick summary of the last few weeks in the life of Miami guard Goran Dragic:He led Slovenia, his mother's homeland and the place he calls home, to an improbable gold medal at...

AP Sports WriterWarriors will decide soon whether to visit Trump White HouseBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Coach Steve Kerr expects the Golden State Warriors to meet as a group in the coming days to decide whether to visit President Donald Trump's White House as NBA champions.General manager Bob...

Wizards' Morris out 6-8 weeks after sports hernia surgeryWASHINGTON (AP) Wizards forward Markieff Morris is expected to be out six-to-eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia.The Wizards announced Friday that the surgery went as expected. On the six-to-eight-week timeline, Morris would miss at least the...

AP Basketball WriterMinnesota's Wiggins considers contract deal without agentBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Andrew Wiggins has a five-year, $148 million contract offer from the Minnesota Timberwolves sitting right in front of him just waiting to be signed.In his typical, laid-back fashion, Wiggins is greeting the life-changing money with a...

AP Basketball WriterAn NBA first: Every coach who started last season is backBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dozens of NBA players found new homes this offseason. A few front offices dealt with hirings and firings. There's a new arena in Detroit and an ownership change looms in Houston. The...

Grizzlies sign 2nd-round draft pick Ivan Rabb to rookie dealMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed Ivan Rabb, the 35th draft pick overall, to a contract days before opening training camp.Terms were not disclosed Thursday.The Grizzlies swapped a future second-round draft pick to Orlando for the 6-foot-10,...

Heat sign 3-year jersey deal with Ultimate SoftwareMIAMI (AP) The Miami Heat have signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Ultimate Software, which will have its logo on the team's jerseys starting this season.The Heat were the 15th NBA team to strike a jersey sponsorship deal. This is the...

AP Basketball WriterAlan Anderson working out, hoping for 1 more NBA callBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIWhen the NFL season begins every fall, Alan Anderson's body starts talking to him. The summer break is over, NBA training camps are right around the corner and the itch to start balling for real takes...

AP Basketball WriterAlan Anderson working out, hoping for 1 more NBA callBy JON KRAWCZYNSKINBA veteran Alan Anderson is working out in Las Vegas and hoping for one more call, preferably from his hometown Minnesota Timberwolves.Anderson tells The Associated Press that he has had conversations with several teams about coming...

AP Sports WriterInjured 76ers center Embiid not cleared for 5-on-5 drillsBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has not been cleared for 5-on-5 drills and the team will take a cautious approach in his return from his injured left knee.Embiid's career has been riddled with injuries...

Associated PressMan testifies in trial over NBA players assaultBy CLARICE SILBERPHOENIX (AP) The man accusing NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris of aggravated assault was pressed Tuesday by defense lawyers about his financial motives in the case.An Arizona grand jury indicted the Morris brothers on felony aggravated assault...

AP Sports WriterInjured 76ers center Embiid not cleared for 5-on-5 drillsBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has not been cleared for 5-on-5 drills and the team will take a cautious approach in his return from his injured left knee.Embiid's career has been riddled with injuries...