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Grizzlies acquire Temple; McLemore returns to SacramentoMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have acquired guard Garrett Temple from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for guard Ben McLemore, center Deyonta Davis, a future second-round pick and cash considerations.Temple, 32, scored a career-high 8.4 points per game and shot 39.2...

AP Basketball WriterIrving rehabbing shoulder after shot, still may need surgeryBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kyrie Irving will keep rehabbing his right shoulder in hopes of rejoining the Brooklyn Nets this season, though acknowledged that he may need surgery.Irving said Saturday he chose to get a cortisone shot...

Associated PressEx-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guiltyBy ADRIAN SAINZMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in one of Memphis, Tennessee's biggest murder cases.Sherra...

Utah Jazz waive Joel BolomboySALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz have waived forward Joel Bolomboy.The team drafted Bolomboy with the No. 52 overall pick in 2016 and he played in 12 games. The 6-foot-9, 235-pounder from Weber State bounced back and forth from the NBA G League,...

Trail Blazers' McCollum, Kings' Len fined for altercationNEW YORK (AP) Portland guard CJ McCollum was fined $20,000 and Sacramento forward/center Alex Len $15,000 by the NBA on Sunday for anSaturday night in the Kings' victory at Portland.Both players were given technical fouls with 8:50 remaining in the...

Former Michigan standout Matthews has torn ACLANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Former Michigan standout Charles Matthews is dealing with a significant knee injury as the NBA draft approaches.Agent Adam Pensack confirmed Sunday night that Matthews tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a workout with the Boston Celtics and will...

Celtics' Kyrie Irving set for surgery on sore left kneeBOSTON (AP) The Celtics say All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving is set to have surgery Saturday to alleviate pain in his left knee.Irving has been out since March 11, missing the last four games.There is no timetable for his...

AP Basketball WriterNBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can...

AP Sports WriterLeBron James' Los Angeles home vandalized with slurBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) LeBron James wanted to be with his family, to hug his wife and three kids back in Ohio.Visibly shaken by an event he couldn't control, Cleveland's star struggled Wednesday to focus on his seventh...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oscar Robertson is the only player ever to have more triple-doubles in a season than Russell Westbrook. Westbrook had his 31st triple-double of the season to help Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 102-92 on Thursday night. He had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists to match...

AP Sports WriterSports unions unveil universal declaration of player rightsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Leaders from the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball players associations have helped unveil a universal declaration of player rights that is designed to establish a new approach to governing sports and protecting athletes.Among...

AP Sports WriterCavs All-Star Love sustains head injury in Game 6By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss the remainder of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals after banging heads with Boston's Jayson Tatum.Love and Tatum inadvertently collided midway through the quarter and both...