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Devin Booker wins NBA 2K20 Players in all-Phoenix Suns finalDevin Booker won the NBA 2K20 Players Tournament on Saturday night, sweeping Phoenix Suns teammate Deandre Ayton in the best-of-three final.''I played a lot growing up,'' Booker said. ''It's all about timing and eye coordination.''ESPN broadcast the three-day, 16-player Xbox...

AP Sports WriterLeBron locked in for Game 4 after being locked out in Game 3By TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James had that look - faraway, yet focused.The Boston Celtics have his undivided attention.Following one of the worst postseason games of his career, James provided a candid review...

AP Basketball WriterRockets' Westbrook has virus, as NBA bubble faces first testBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Houston's Russell Westbrook hasn't made it to the NBA restart yet.The coronavirus did - but health protocols seemed to work as the league and its players hoped they would.On a...

Grizzlies sign Douglas to 10-day contract, waive WilliamsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard Toney Douglas to a 10-day contract and have waived forward Troy Williams.Douglas, 30 had played six games for Memphis in December and had averaged 5.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 17.8...

Sacramento Kings' Ty Lawson denies violating DUI probationDENVER (AP) Sacramento Kings point guard Ty Lawson has denied that he violated his probation in a Colorado drunken driving case by drinking and failing to complete community service.Lawson and his attorney Harvey Steinberg made the assertion Thursday during a brief...

AP Sports WriterFor NBA, Chicago is slam dunk for 2020 All-Star festivitiesBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) For the NBA, Chicago was a slam dunk to host the 2020 All-Star game.The city will host the showcase event for the first time since 1988, when Michael Jordan took off from the...

Associated PressToronto's Jurassic Park adds college vibe to NBA FinalsBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) There's nothing quite like Jurassic Park anywhere else in the NBA.The college vibe of the writhing, rowdy mass of bodies crammed into an area that covers about two city blocks to cheer for their beloved...

AP Basketball WriterNets GM unsure if Durant, Irving could play if NBA resumesBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) With so much uncertainty around the NBA season, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks is no longer ruling Kevin Durant out for the season.Marks had repeatedly said he didn't expect Durant...

Yao Ming offers options for restart of Chinese basketballBEIJING (AP) Yao Ming, the former Houston Rockets star and now president of the Chinese Basketball Association, says the league has three options for resuming the season that has been on hold since Feb. 1 over the coronavirus pandemic.Yao said...

Pelicans fire Alvin Gentry after 5 seasons as team's coachNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans fired coach Alvin Gentry on Saturday after the club missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons.The Pelicans went 30-42 this season, finishing with just two victories in their final...

Cousins, Porzingis, Lowry to play in NBA Africa GameNEW YORK (AP) DeMarcus Cousins of the New Orleans Pelicans, Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors and Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks will play for Team World in the NBA Africa Game.Dirk Nowitzki and Kemba Walker had already...

The fans at Pepsi Center will be treated to a game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets when they take their seats on Friday. Oklahoma City At Denver When: 10:30 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2013 Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Fox Sports Oklahoma,...