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The Latest: Nuggets' Porter out for Suns over protocolsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will not play against Phoenix on Friday night because of the NBA's coronavirus protocols.There's no timetable for his return...

USA Basketball picks 9 coaches to assist PopovichLAS VEGAS (AP) USA Basketball has picked its lineup of coaches to assist Gregg Popovich at the men's national team minicamp in Las Vegas this month.Of the nine picks, seven are NBA assistant coaches: Golden State's Mike Brown, Miami's Dan Craig,...

Associated PressBody camera video is latest setback for Milwaukee policeBy IVAN MORENOMILWAUKEE (AP) Body camera video showing police using a stun gun on an NBA player over a parking violation is just the latest setback for efforts to improve relations between Milwaukee officers and the city's black population.The...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Jimmy Butler going to 76ers from MinnesotaBy DAN GELSTONJimmy Butler has his wish: He's out of Minnesota.And just like that, Philadelphia has a new Big Three - one that could make serious noise in the Eastern Conference.A person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday...

Associated PressGreek federation accuses Bucks of staging player's absenceBy DEMETRIS NELLASATHENS, Greece (AP) Greece's basketball federation accused the Milwaukee Bucks and the NBA of hatching a plan to prevent Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday from playing in the European championship.About an hour after Antetokounmpo posted on Facebook and Instagram...

AP Basketball WriterAsterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chanceBy TIM REYNOLDSThe 2020 NBA champion, if one is crowned, will have emerged as the ultimate winner from a season that lasted more than a full year from start to finish. A season that saw political unrest...

AP Sports WriterThunder's Paul George has shoulder procedureBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder All-Star Paul George has had a procedure to repair a small labrum tear in his left shoulder.A Thunder spokesman made the announcement on Tuesday.George had surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his right...

Former Cleveland coach David Blatt diagnosed with MSPIRAEUS, Greece (AP) Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.In a statement posted Monday on the website of Greek club Olympiakos, Blatt said he was diagnosed with condition, which attacks the central nervous system, ''a few...

Milwaukee police to release video of Bucks guard's arrestMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee's mayor is expressing concern about police conduct in the stun-gun arrest of Bucks guard Sterling Brown in January.Mayor Tom Barrett says he's viewed police video of Brown's arrest over an alleged parking violation. He did not offer...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers may as well have won the NBA championship when they dethroned the Boston Celtics in the east. The delirious Sixers fans stormed the court and swarmed Wilt Chamberlain. One fan even hung on a rim as the players hustled past outstretched arms to the...

ATLANTA (AP) - An independent investigation has found former Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry was not motivated by racial bias in making statements which ultimately ended his time with the team.A letter summarizing the investigation by the Atlanta law firm Alston & Bird was obtained Saturday by The...

Raptors fire coach Dwane Casey after another sweep by CavsTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Raptors have fired Dwane Casey after the team was swept in the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers for second straight season.Toronto President Masai Ujiri on Friday said the move was a ''very difficult but necessary...