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AP Basketball WriterAnother 3 NBA games called off amid virus, 16 test positiveBy TIM REYNOLDSContact tracing issues involving the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards forced the NBA to postpone three more games Wednesday, raising the leaguewide total from this week alone to eight.The NBA also revealed Wednesday that 16...

Knicks hire William Wesley as executive vice presidentNEW YORK (AP) William Wesley, known for his connections throughout basketball, has joined the New York Knicks as executive vice president/senior basketball adviser.New president Leon Rose announced the hiring of ''World Wide Wes'' on Wednesday, saying he has known Wesley for...

Associated PressLeBron James' group touts sports venues as mega-voting sitesBy BILL BARROWATLANTA (AP) If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election.James and his voting rights group, formed this spring...

Associated PressKings support protesters marching over man shot by policeBy MICHAEL WAGAMANSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The struggling Sacramento Kings find themselves in the national spotlight and it has nothing to do with another disappointing NBA season in their sparkling new two-year-old arena.Instead of looking ahead to the draft lottery...

Clippers to return to Hawaii for training camp next seasonLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Clippers will return to Hawaii for training camp next season for the second straight year.The team will travel to Honolulu in late September and hold camp at the University of Hawaii. Details and...

Associated PressPence aide: NBA protests over Kenosha are 'absurd and silly'By AAMER MADHANI and DEB RIECHMANNWASHINGTON (AP) Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are ''absurd and silly'' when compared with the league's...

AP Sports WriterSoup opera: Cavs' Smith mum on kind of soup thrown at coachBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) J.R. Smith's soup choice remains unknown, and so do the ingredients that steamed him so much he threw a bowl of soup at assistant coach Damon Jones.Smith was suspended one...

Golden State Warriors bring back fan favorite JaVale McGeeOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Golden State Warriors are keeping all three of their centers from a championship season, re-signing 7-footer JaVale McGee to a one-year deal Tuesday for the veteran minimum of about $2.3 million.McGee is a fan favorite for...

Stephen Curry to miss at least 2 weeks with sprained ankleCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Stephen Curry will miss a minimum of two weeks after an MRI exam on his injured right ankle Tuesday revealed a sprain.The Golden State Warriors say their leading scorer and two-time league MVP will be...

Clippers' Willie Reed arrested on domestic violence chargeMIAMI (AP) New Los Angeles Clippers center Willie Reed was jailed Sunday in Miami on a battery charge.His wife told police that he dragged her across the apartment while wrestling for a purse and later pulled her hair and grabbed her...

NBA fines Rockets' Green $25K, Celtics' Morris $15KNEW YORK (AP) The NBA has fined Gerald Green of the Houston Rockets $25,000 for shoving an opponent and Marcus Morris of the Boston Celtics $15,000 for verbally abusing an official.The punishments were announced Tuesday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the league's executive...

AP Basketball WriterRiley will think big - if the chance presents itself to HeatBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Here's what Pat Riley is not going to do this summer: quit.Everything else is on the table.The Miami Heat president said Monday in his annual end-of-season assessment that no player on...