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AP Sports WriterCeltics F Hayward cleared to return against CavaliersBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Celtics forward Gordon Hayward will play in Monday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, returning to the Boston lineup ahead of schedule in his return from a broken hand.Celtics coach Brad Stevens said during his...

Shanghai gets NBA 2K League team, 1st outside North AmericaSHANGHAI (AP) The NBA 2K League is adding a team in Shanghai for the 2020 season, its first franchise outside of North America.The 2K League announced the addition Thursday. The Shanghai club will be operated by esports organization Gen.G...

AP Sports WriterReplay overturn plays key role in Warriors' Game 1 winBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Block or charge?One of the most difficult calls to make in the split second of fast-paced NBA action helped swing Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Golden State's favor. Officials went...

AP Basketball WriterAP Interview: Wade wants to wear Heat jersey again - somedayBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade cannot be clearer about this: He wants to wear a Miami Heat uniform again.Someday.After signing his one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Wade - speaking from his new...

UTAH (97)Hayward 8-20 2-3 22, Favors 6-16 3-9 15, Kanter 8-17 0-0 16, Burke 4-10 1-2 11, Hood 2-6 4-5 9, Gobert 5-7 1-1 11, Exum 3-6 0-0 7, Ingles 1-4 0-0 2, Booker 0-4 2-2 2, Christopher 1-2 0-0 2, Novak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

AP Sports WriterWizards send Marcin Gortat to Clippers 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 traded Gortat, their starting center, to the Los Angeles Clippers for guard Austin Rivers on...

AP Basketball WriterBasketball Hall of Fame set to announce 2020 classBy TIM REYNOLDSA unique Hall of Fame class will be announced Saturday in a unique way.Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are all expected to be officially announced as part of the 2020 class of enshrinees by the...

Associated PressMavericks fear 'severe' Achilles injury for center PowellBy DAVE JACKSONDALLAS (AP) Dallas center Dwight Powell sustained what the Mavericks fear is a “severe” injury to his right Achilles tendon in a 110-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.Coach Rick Carlisle said the club would...

AP Sports WriterTop to bottom: McCaw leaves Warriors for new start with CavsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Patrick McCaw walked away from a championship team and wound up on the NBA's worst squad.He's not sure how it happened.''That's a tough question,'' he said Monday following his first practice with...

AP Basketball WriterRaptors' Dwane Casey voted by peers as NBA coach of the yearBy TIM REYNOLDSThe Toronto Raptors' Dwane Casey was the NBA's best coach this season, according to his fellow NBA coaches.Casey was announced Wednesday as the coach-of-the-year selection by the National Basketball Coaches Association. The award, named...

DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets have hired Michael Malone as their new coach.Malone got the job over Melvin Hunt, who served as interim coach after Brian Shaw was fired on March 3. The players lobbied for the Nuggets to make Hunt the full-time coach.Malone was fired by Sacramento...

Bucks sign guard Eric Bledsoe to extensionPHOENIX (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks have signed guard Eric Bledsoe to a contract extension.Bledsoe, 29, is averaging 15.9 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game for the East-leading Bucks. His 49.2 field goal percentage is a career high.The signing was announced...