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PHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns say leading scorer Eric Bledsoe will not return this season after undergoing surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.The team made the announcement in a brief news release, saying Bledsoe's ''prognosis is for a return to full playing status...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Tsai agrees to deal for purchase of Brooklyn NetsBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Billionaire Joseph Tsai has agreed to purchase a 49 percent stake of the Brooklyn Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov, with the option to become controlling owner in four years, a person with...

Utah Jazz waive Joel BolomboySALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz have waived forward Joel Bolomboy.The team drafted Bolomboy with the No. 52 overall pick in 2016 and he played in 12 games. The 6-foot-9, 235-pounder from Weber State bounced back and forth from the NBA G League,...

AP Sports WriterSuns hire Jazz assistant Kokoskov as new head coachBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns have hired Utah Jazz assistant Igor Kokoskov as their new head coach.The 46-year-old Serbian becomes the first NBA head coach born outside the United States. He served as a Suns assistant...

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cavaliers are bruised, not beaten or broken. Their playoff run ambles on amid uncertainty and a heaping dose of anxiety.Cleveland completed a four-game sweep in Boston on Sunday, dispatching the scrappy Celtics 101-93 in a Game 4 that at times looked more MMA than NBA.And...

Wizards center Ian Mahinmi out 4-6 weeks after knee surgeryWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards center Ian Mahinmi is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing knee surgery.The team said Saturday he had surgery a day earlier for a partially torn medial meniscus in his left knee.Mahinmi was...

NBA Summer League nears its elite 8 as tourney continuesLAS VEGAS (AP) The NBA Summer League is nearing its elite eight.The quarterfinals would be set by the end of play Saturday, and it will include at least a couple of surprises.Toronto, the No. 29 seed that was winless...

PHILADELPHIA (86)Covington 4-13 0-0 10, Sims 9-13 1-2 19, Noel 3-13 2-3 8, Carter-Williams 1-7 2-4 4, Sampson 2-7 2-3 7, McDaniels 2-4 3-4 7, Grant 2-8 1-4 7, Aldemir 2-2 0-0 4, Wroten 4-13 1-1 10, Thomas 4-6 2-2 10. Totals 33-86 14-23 86.GOLDEN STATE...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks trade center Willy Hernangomez to HornetsBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks were scouting Kristaps Porzingis ahead of the 2015 draft when they noticed one of his teammates in Spain.Willy Hernangomez eventually joined Porzingis in New York, and after his promising rookie season...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the Derrick Rose rape lawsuit trial (all times local): 1:05 p.m. A federal jury in Los Angeles has reached a verdict in a lawsuit claiming Derrick Rose and two friends raped the ex-girlfriend of the NBA star. The verdict will be read Wednesday in U.S. District...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks keep general manager Scott Perry for next seasonBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Scott Perry will remain general manager of the New York Knicks after agreeing to a new one-year deal with the team Wednesday.Perry ran the team's basketball operations after Steve Mills was fired as...

Wolves rule Butler out for 2nd straight game, with illnessDETROIT (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Jimmy Butler will miss his second straight game because of an upper respiratory infection.The Wolves announced before playing at Detroit on Wednesday that Butler won't play against the Pistons. He sat out on...