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Blazers coach Stotts signs extension through 2021-22 seasonPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers have formally announced that coach Terry Stotts signed a contract extension through the 2021-22 season.The extension was first revealed the day after the Trail Blazers were eliminated from the postseason by the Golden State...

DALLAS (115)Parsons 3-9 0-0 7, Nowitzki 7-12 6-7 22, Chandler 6-8 10-12 22, Rondo 6-14 0-0 13, Ellis 5-17 4-4 15, Villanueva 7-13 0-0 18, Jefferson 0-1 1-2 1, Harris 1-5 1-2 3, Smith 2-2 2-2 6, Barea 4-7 0-0 8, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers ban fan who aimed racial taunts at Spurs' MillsBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Cavaliers have indefinitely banned a fan from their arena for making racial taunts at San Antonio's Patty Mills.Security officials reviewed videotape from Sunday's game and identified the fan sitting near...

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Warriors' hopes hinge on Durant coming backBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) When Game 4 was over, while Toronto fans were waving Canadian flags in celebration inside an otherwise-stunned Oracle Arena, a glum-faced Kevin Durant was outside the Golden State locker room to greet equally glum...

Mavs complete trade to acquire Cauley-Stein from WarriorsDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks completed a trade Saturday to acquire 7-foot center Willie Cauley-Stein from Golden State for a second-round draft pick this year.The Mavericks needed help on their front line after starting center Dwight Powell tore his right Achilles...

AP Sports WriterJordan tells AP: Monk interaction was a 'tap of endearment'By STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets owner Michael Jordan said it was ''tap of endearment.''After watching a bizarre ending to the Hornets' win against Detroit on Wednesday, a bewildered Jordan lightly smacked the back of second-year guard...

AP Sports WriterAP source: James Harden traded to Brooklyn NetsBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to acquire three-time scoring champion James Harden from the Houston Rockets, a deal that reunites him with Kevin Durant and gives him the move that he has sought for weeks,...

AP Basketball WriterUS clinches worst big-tourney finish, falls 94-89 to SerbiaBy TIM REYNOLDSDONGGUAN, China (AP) The U.S. will leave the World Cup with its worst finish in a major international tournament, assured of finishing no better than seventh after falling to Serbia 94-89 in a consolation playoff game...

AP Sports WriterThunder play-by-play man Davis suspended 1 game for commentBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder television play-by-play man Brian Davis has been suspended for Game 1 of the playoff series against Utah on Sunday for a comment he made about star Russell Westbrook during Oklahoma City's regular-season...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: NBA facilities will begin to reopen FridayBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement still in place as part of the...

AP Sports WriterHornets hire Mitch Kupchak as general managerBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Charlotte Hornets have hired Mitch Kupchak as president of basketball operations and general manager.Hornets owner Michael Jordan called Kupchak, a fellow former North Carolina Tar Heel, a ''proven winner'' in a statement Sunday.As a...

AP Sports WriterLeBron flattered by Philly fans' free-agency fawningBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James is flattered Philadelphia fans are fawning for him.Three billboards urging James to sign with the 76ers this summer as a free agent appeared outside Cleveland on Monday. The signs were inspired by the...