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AP Sports WriterAP Source: Wiz send Marcin Gortat to Clips for Austin RiversBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Seemed fairly clear that Marcin Gortat and the Washington Wizards were ready to part ways. Now they will.The Wizards have agreed to trade Gortat, their starting center, to the Los Angeles Clippers...

AP Basketball WriterNBA, MLB, NHL, MLS closing locker rooms amid virus scareBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel, including media, in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced...

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...

DeRozan debuts as Spurs' new era opens with preseason winBy The Associated PressA new era of San Antonio basketball has begun, with DeMar DeRozan in the lineup and some longtime legends elsewhere.With an offseason of change behind them, the Spurs opened exhibition play Sunday with a 104-100 victory over...

John Havlicek, Boston Celtics great, dies at 79BOSTON (AP) John Havlicek, the Boston Celtics great whose steal of Hal Green's inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference final against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA history, has died....

AP Sports WriterCavs complete trade with Hawks, Jefferson waived by AtlantaBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Valuable veteran Richard Jefferson has been traded from Cleveland to Atlanta and waived.The Cavaliers and Hawks finalized their trade on Saturday with Jefferson and guard Kay Felder going to Atlanta with a pair of...

Associated PressValanciunas scores 26, leads Grizzlies over Pistons 96-82By CLAY BAILEYMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 17 rebounds, Dillon Brooks added 15 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Detroit Pistons 96-82 Monday night to sweep the season series.Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 14 points...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - The pain in Kevin Love's surgically repaired left shoulder has become manageable. The Cleveland forward is now dealing with a different ache - the sting of sitting and watching the NBA Finals.Knocked from his first playoffs in the opening round by injury, Love spoke Sunday...

AP Basketball WriterDoris Burke, ESPN agree on contract extensionBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Basketball has been part of Doris Burke's life for as long as she can remember.And it's not going away anytime soon.Burke and ESPN announced Monday they have agreed on a multi-year contract extension, one that...

AP Basketball WriterKemba Walker off to a flying start for HornetsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) There was a stretch last season spanning four games when Charlotte's Kemba Walker missed 16 consecutive attempts from 3-point range.That seems unfathomable now.Walker might have been the surprise of the NBA's first week by...

Forbes: Knicks, at $4.6 billion, NBA's highest valued teamNEW YORK (AP) Forbes is listing the average value of NBA franchises over $2 billion for the first time, a figure that has grown nearly 600% in the last decade.The average NBA franchise is now valued at just over $2.1...

Associated PressMilwaukee officer involved in NBA player's arrest firedBy IVAN MORENOMILWAUKEE (AP) A Milwaukee officer involved in the stun gun arrest of Bucks' player Sterling Brown has been fired because of social media posts mocking the incident, the city's police chief said Thursday.Police Chief Alfonso Morales said the...