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Bulls G Dunn scratched with left knee tendinitisCHICAGO (AP) Bulls point guard Kris Dunn has been scratched because of left knee tendinitis.Dunn is averaging 13.2 points in 30 games, 21 starts, in his first season with Chicago. He was acquired in the June trade that sent Jimmy Butler...

AP Basketball WriterIntense or dirty? Draymond Green walking line in NBA FinalsBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) He flexes his muscles and he barks at the crowd. He blocks shots and he kicks opponents. He hits 3s and he devours rebounds.Draymond Green has had his fingerprints - and shoe...

Andrew Bogut set to join Sydney Kings in Australian leagueSYDNEY (AP) NBA veteran Andrew Bogut is set to join the Sydney Kings in Australia's National Basketball League.The Sydney club issued a brief statement Monday saying it had submitted paperwork to the NBL for Bogut's recruitment. The Kings said...

AP Sports WriterShooting star: Curry makes 105 straight 3s post-practiceBy JANIE McCAULEYMarveling once again, Stephen Curry made 105 straight 3-pointers from the same baseline spot to finish practice Saturday leading into Golden State's game Sunday game at Chicago.The Warriors said they captured the final 103 on video at the...

Pelicans' Davis scratched vs. James-less LakersNEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has been scratched from the lineup Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers.Davis has been listed on the Pelicans' injury report with lower back spasms and also has missed the previous two games.His third...

Marcus Smart fined $50,000 by NBA for shoving EmbiidNEW YORK (AP) Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for forcefully shoving Philadelphia's Joel Embiid to the floor.Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, noted Smart's repeated acts of unsportsmanlike conduct...

Harden must quarantine until Friday; could play in openerNEW YORK (AP) James Harden will be in quarantine until Friday, meaning the Houston Rockets star could be eligible to play Saturday when his team is to finally open its season in Portland.The Rockets were scheduled to play Wednesday...

AP Basketball WriterNBA players to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15By TIM REYNOLDSNBA players will see 25% of their paychecks taken out starting May 15, the first direct hit to their salaries because of the coronavirus pandemic.The decision was finalized Friday in a board of governors meeting...

Associated PressWarriors call Utah boring, but fans say it's place to partyBy BRADY McCOMBSSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Salt Lake City tourism officials playfully jabbed back at Golden State Warriors players who bemoaned the lack of nightlife in Utah, hoping to combat the predominantly Mormon state's reputation as a...

AP Sports WriterBryan Colangelo resigns as 76ers presidentBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Bryan Colangelo resigned Thursday as president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers in the wake of what an investigation found was ''careless and in some instances reckless'' sharing of sensitive team information.The independent review by a...

AP Sports WriterTimberwolves retain Ryan Saunders, 33, as head coachBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have chosen Ryan Saunders as their full-fledged head coach - and the first millennial to hold the job in the NBA.The team announced Monday that Saunders will stay in the post he...

Ex-Knick Sprewell returns to MSG, 2 days after Oakley's banNEW YORK (AP) Former Knicks star Latrell Sprewell has returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 13 years, just two days after Charles Oakley was banned from the building.Sprewell sat behind the baseline Sunday next to...