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AP Sports WriterAtlanta Hawks new GM faces some tricky personnel issuesBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Travis Schlenk knows what it takes to win a championship.He's also a realist.Just over a week after he was hired as general manager and head of basketball operations by the Atlanta Hawks, Schlenk was...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Bosh, Miami Heat reach agreement to part waysBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Chris Bosh's time on the Miami Heat roster is finally nearing an end.A complicated end, at that.The blood clots that Bosh has dealt with over parts of the last three seasons have been...

AP Basketball WriterAfter a dunkfest in Game 1, Cavs must slow Warriors at rimBy TIM REYNOLDSThe first-half list of baskets for Golden State's Kevin Durant in Game 1 of the NBA Finals went like this: layup, dunk, jumper, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, layup, dunk, layup.Most were easy.And easy isn't...

AP Sports WriterCurry urged teammates to just be themselves vs CavsBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry spoke up, just in case his Golden State Warriors needed another reminder from their MVP and leader. His message as the NBA Finals began: be yourselves.Forget the juicy story lines, or...

AP Sports WriterReports: Thunder C Kanter's father detained in TurkeyBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder center Enes Kanter's father has been detained in Turkey, the country's official news agency reported Friday.Mehmet Kanter was detained in his Istanbul home for an investigation undertaken by a prosecutor's office in northwestern...

Ex-Knick Oakley heading to trial in August over arena fracasNEW YORK (AP) Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley has chosen to go to trial in August on charges he struck a security guard at Madison Square Garden.Oakley appeared briefly before a Manhattan judge on Friday. He rejected...

The Latest: Warriors lead 93-72 heading into 4th quarterOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Latest on Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night (all times local):8:05 p.m.A pair of double-digit scoring runs in the third quarter has Golden State in full control of Game 1 of the NBA Finals.Kevin...

AP Basketball WriterHow Lakers-Celtics paved the way for the Cavs-WarriorsBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIBy the time the Los Angeles Lakers met the Boston Celtics for the third time in the NBA Finals in the 1980s, defensive stopper Michael Cooper had enough with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and the rest of the...

The Latest: Durant, Warriors lead Cavs 60-52 at halftimeOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Latest on Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night (all times local):7:20 p.m.Welcome back to the NBA Finals, Kevin Durant.Back on the league's championship stage for the first time since 2012, Durant has 23 points...

AP Basketball WriterHow Lakers-Celtics paved the way for the Cavs-WarriorsBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIBy the time the Los Angeles Lakers met the Boston Celtics for the third time in the NBA Finals in the 1980s, defensive stopper Michael Cooper had enough with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and the rest of the...

AP Sports WriterStephen Curry ready to take back championship that got awayBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Sure, Stephen Curry heard the scrutiny. It was deafening. It was everywhere. Even the two-time reigning NBA MVP wasn't immune.Curry's forgettable NBA Finals last year ended with Kyrie Irving hitting the deciding...

AP Sports WriterNewcomers to Cavs-Warriors rivalry embrace FinalsBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Watching Part II of the Cavaliers-Warriors NBA Finals trilogy last spring, Kyle Korver came to a realization.''These are the two best teams and if you were on one of these two teams you were hopeful that...