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AP Sports WriterCavaliers in chaos after GM leaves on eve of pivotal summerBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Nothing ever seems good enough for Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.Not a championship. Not three straight appearances in the NBA Finals. Not a rapt fan base. Not being forgiven by LeBron James.He's demanding....

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves sign 3-year deal with Fitbit for jersey patchBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting into the jersey advertisement game with a Fitbit patch in a three-year deal.The Timberwolves announced the marketing collaboration for the team's first jersey patch on Tuesday. Fitbit also will...

AP Basketball WriterFor some rookies, NBA draft isn't the start of a pro careerBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Isaiah Hartenstein's NBA odyssey will start at the draft.His pro career started years ago.Unlike Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Jayson Tatum and most everyone else who will get their names...

Judge denies request to block funding tied to Detroit arenaDETROIT (AP) A judge has denied a request to block some public funding for Little Caesars Arena and the Detroit Pistons' move from the suburbs.U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith issued his decision late Monday, saying a requested injunction...

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves sign 3-year deal with Fitbit for jersey patchBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting into the jersey advertisement game with a Fitbit patch in a three-year deal.The Timberwolves announced the marketing collaboration for the team's first jersey patch on Tuesday. Fitbit also will...

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves sign 3-year deal with Fitbit for jersey patchBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting into the jersey advertisement game with a Fitbit patch in a three-year deal.The Timberwolves announced the marketing collaboration for the team's first jersey patch on Tuesday. Fitbit also will...

AP Basketball WriterTimberwolves sign 3-year deal with Fitbit for jersey patchBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves are jumping into the jersey patch game, signing a three-year deal for a Fitbit patch on their new uniforms.The Timberwolves announced the deal on Tuesday. The Wolves say Fitbit also will...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: 76ers, Celtics agree on trade for No. 1 pickBy TIM REYNOLDSPhiladelphia and Boston have agreed in principle on a trade where the 76ers would acquire the chance to take Markelle Fultz with the No. 1 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, a person with knowledge of...

Fultz works out for 76ers, amid draft trade talksCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) Markelle Fultz worked out for Philadelphia on Saturday night, as the 76ers continued moving toward potentially acquiring the No. 1 pick from the Boston Celtics and having the chance to make the first overall selection for the...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Bucks to hire Jon Horst as general managerBy GENARO C. ARMASThe Milwaukee Bucks are staying in-house to fill their general manager vacancy.The team plans to name director of basketball operations Jon Horst as its next GM, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Bucks to hire Jon Horst as general managerBy GENARO C. ARMASThe Milwaukee Bucks are staying in-house to fill their general manager vacancy.A league source with direct knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the team plans to name director of basketball operations Jon...

AP Sports WriterBucks stay in-house, hire Jon Horst as general managerBy GENARO C. ARMASThe Milwaukee Bucks have stayed in-house to fill their general manager vacancy.The team named director of basketball operations Jon Horst as its next GM on Friday. He will replace John Hammond, who left last month to...