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AP Basketball WriterHeat, Adebayo agree on five-year, $163 million extensionBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Bam Adebayo once worried about money.Never again.Adebayo and the Miami Heat agreed on a five-year extension that will be worth at least $163 million, the team and Adebayo's agent Alex Saratsis said Tuesday. The contract...

AP Sports WriterWalker says he'd take less than $221M to stay with HornetsBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Three-time NBA All-Star Kemba Walker said he would consider taking less money than he is eligible to make to stay with the Charlotte Hornets if that means helping them build a...

The Latest: Warriors lead Cavs heading into 4th quarterOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Latest from the NBA Finals and Thursday's Game 1 (all times local):7:55 p.m.Golden State tried to throw its third-quarter knockdown punch in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but Cleveland took it pretty well.The Warriors lead...

Bucks sign veteran guard Kyle KorverMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks have added veteran guard Kyle Korver.The team announced the signing Thursday. The 38-year-old guard was waived July 7 by Phoenix - which acquired him in a trade with Memphis - making him a free agent.Korver had been traded...

Associated PressCollins, Reddish power Hawks' offense in win over BrooklynBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) John Collins had 33 points and 13 rebounds, rookie Cam Reddish scored 17 of his career-high 26 points in the third quarter, and the Atlanta Hawks handed the Brooklyn Nets their third straight loss with...

Ben Simmons says he was 'singled out' trying to enter casinoMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has explained a social media post that seemed to imply he'd been racially profiled by security staff at a Melbourne casino by saying he and his friends felt ''singled out.''Simmons...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Whiteside opts in for $27 million with HeatBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Hassan Whiteside is not leaving the final year of his Miami Heat deal on the table.A person with knowledge of the situation said Friday that Whiteside is exercising his $27.1 million option for...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: Covington, Capela on move in 4-team tradeBy TIM REYNOLDSRobert Covington is going to the Houston Rockets and Clint Capela is going to the Atlanta Hawks as the headline moves in a complicated trade that was struck early Wednesday involving four teams, 12 players and at...

Associated PressMilwaukee chief apologizes for arrest of Bucks guard BrownBy IVAN MORENOMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized to Bucks guard Sterling Brown on Wednesday for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include the use of a stun gun, and he...

AP Sports WriterMcCaw joins Cavaliers after Warriors don't match offerBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Former Warriors swingman Patrick McCaw is practicing with the Cavaliers, who signed him to a two-year, $6 million offer sheet last week.McCaw officially joined the Cavaliers' roster on Monday after Golden State decided not to...

AP Sports WriterZion Williamson practicing, could play in Pelicans' openerBy BRETT MARTELZion Williamson returned to New Orleans Pelicans practice for the first time in nearly two weeks on Tuesday night and coach Alvin Gentry said the NBA's top overall draft pick might play when the club resumes its season...

Suns' Booker leaves game against Jazz due to ankle injuryPHOENIX (AP) Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has sprained his left ankle in the first quarter against the Utah Jazz and left the game.Booker landed awkwardly as a pass came his way with 4:28 left in the quarter Wednesday...