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AP Sports WriterStephen Curry ready to see LeBron James even more oftenBy JANIE McCAULEYWALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry can only imagine the intensity level of the Lakers-Warriors rivalry now that LeBron James has landed in L.A.After four straight NBA Finals against James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, two-time...

Associated PressNets' Lin expected to miss season with right knee injuryBy ADRY TORRESNEW YORK (AP) Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin is expected to miss the rest of the season after rupturing the patella tendon in his right knee.Lin was hurt midway through the fourth quarter of the Nets'...

AP Sports WriterFrom Process to pension, Embiid wants career as 76ers liferBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Knocked his entire career for conditioning woes, Joel Embiid dedicated his offseason to a fitness program he vowed would keep him with the 76ers from Process to pension.Embiid kept his personal transaction wire...

Associated PressDespite high mileage, James showing no signs of slowing downBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) In his playoff rematch with the Toronto Raptors, LeBron James proved even more lethal than last time.In fact, James may be more lethal now than ever.James averaged 26 points per game as Cleveland took...

AP Sports WriterWarriors will decide soon whether to visit Trump White HouseBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Coach Steve Kerr expects the Golden State Warriors to meet as a group in the coming days to decide whether to visit President Donald Trump's White House as NBA champions.General manager Bob...

The Eastern Conference continues to look like it will again come down to a battle between the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are anxious to prove that they can stand with the champs and will give it a shot when they host the Cavaliers...

AP Sports WriterMitchell soars to dunk title, Booker sets 3-point recordBy BERNIE WILSONLOS ANGELES (AP) The NBA dunk contest was a throwback in many ways, with a 21-year-old rookie and a 25-year-old, third-year pro fighting it out for the trophy.Larry Nance Jr. rolled out his father's old uniform...

AP Basketball WriterVanVleet says he's excited about Raptors' time in TampaBy TIM REYNOLDSFred VanVleet hasn't been back to Toronto since March and isn't sure when he'll be back to the city that he'll technically be calling home for at least the next four years.In the interim, warm weather will...

Cavs' Love to miss against Pistons with sore left footDETROIT (AP) Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love will miss Thursday night's game against the Pistons with a sore left foot, another blow to a winless Cleveland team.Love missed three preseason games with an unspecified injury in the same foot. He...

Jared Dudley has decided to return to the Milwaukee Bucks for the final year of his contract.A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that the veteran forward exercised his player option for $4.25 million on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because...

UTAH (91)Hayward 3-13 4-4 11, Favors 8-15 4-5 21, Gobert 0-5 5-6 5, Exum 0-1 0-0 0, Hood 9-14 0-0 19, Ingles 1-1 0-0 3, Booker 3-5 0-0 6, Burke 7-16 1-2 20, Millsap 1-3 1-2 4, Cooley 0-0 2-2 2, Cotton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Stanley Johnson had already brought attention to himself when - after being selected by the Detroit Pistons with the eighth pick Thursday - he declared himself to be the best player in the draft.Then there was his introductory news conference at the Palace on...