NBA

The Golden State Warriors will see an old friend on opening night and LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Finals rematch on Christmas, two of the highlight games of their title defense.The NBA released its schedule Wednesday, a more player-friendly model that addresses Commissioner Adam Silver's...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers signed free-agent guard Toney Douglas on Tuesday.Terms of the deal weren't immediately available.The 6-foot-2, 190-pound former Florida State player is another addition to a roster that has undergone a major overhaul since the end of last season. Power forward David West and backup...

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...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have sent Luke Ridnour and cash to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a trade exception and the rights to forward Tomislav Zubcic.The Thunder will have one year to exercise the trade exception.Ridnour averaged 4.0 points per game for Orlando last...

ATLANTA (AP) - Hawks guard Kyle Korver will undergo his third surgery since March when a specialist removes loose bodies from his right elbow on Tuesday.Korver had surgery for a broken nose three months ago and earlier this month surgeons repaired ligament damage in his right ankle.The 34-year-old is...

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that LeBron James will not exercise a $21.6 million option on his contract, making him a free agent on July 1.The decision was widely expected, but James has no plans to leave Cleveland again. The person spoke on...

July 1 - Free agency opens.July 9 - Free-agent contracts can be signed.July 10-20 - NBA Summer League, Las Vegas.

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...

NEW DELHI (AP) - It is a rare day in India when basketball makes the front page of newspapers, yet Satnam Singh Bhamara achieved that feat when he became the first Indian to be drafted to the NBA this week.The 7'2'' (2.15-meter) 19-year-old was selected by the Dallas Mavericks...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Jazz introduced draft picks Trey Lyles from Kentucky and Olivier Hanlan from Boston College during a Friday news conference.The draft is an optimistic time of adding young players who teams hope will be significant contributors in the future.But the Jazz have work...

NEW YORK (AP) - From coast to coast, the NBA draft was a big night for the biggest markets.The Los Angeles Lakers tabbed their next potential superstar in D'Angelo Russell. The New York Knicks landed a pair of players in the first round, selecting Kristaps Porzingis and later acquiring...

The Latest from the NBA draft at Barclays Center in New York (All times local):8:10 p.m.Well, that didn't take long.The Lakers pulled off the first surprise, albeit a somewhat mild one, and went small with D'Angelo Russell out of Ohio State, arguably the most dynamic player available....