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AP Sports WriterAP Source: J.R. Smith, Cavs agree to 4-year, $57M contractBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James, Kevin Love and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers spent the last month lobbying for their friend and teammate J.R. Smith to get rewarded for his role in their championship run...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Simmons, 76ers agree to $170 million, 5-year dealBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) A person familiar with the situation says the Philadelphia 76ers and star guard Ben Simmons have agreed to a $170 million, five-year contract extension. The max deal is the latest big commitment by...

AP Basketball WriterBig3 3-on-3 league begins with a game-winner and an injuryBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Basketball's newest league started with a game-winning basket and an injured former NBA player.Rashard Lewis made a three-point play with his team facing game point Sunday in the opening game of the...

Kings hire Luke Walton as coachSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Sacramento Kings have hired Luke Walton as their coach just days after the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with him following three losing seasons.The Kings announced Monday that Walton will replace Dave Joerger. Sacramento general manager Vlade Divac fired...

MIAMI (AP) By his own estimate, Kyrie Irving figures about half the people who shout at him in public use his name.The other half yell for Uncle Drew.The character Irving created - the old man who shows up at the playground and, as Drew would say, gets ''buckets''...

The Latest: NBA's Timberwolves to reopen practice facilityBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---The Minnesota Timberwolves are poised to reopen their practice facility. They will schedule voluntary sessions for players starting Thursday.About half of NBA teams have begun arranging...

Wizards name Tommy Sheppard GM, part of front office redoWASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Wizards are making Tommy Sheppard their general manager, part of an organizational restructuring that includes other hires from outside the NBA.The moves announced Monday are part of the new leadership team for Monumental Basketball, a...

Prunty, Williamson head Kokoskov's staff with SunsPHOENIX (AP) Joe Prunty, Corliss Williamson, Jamelle McMillan and Jason Staudt were named to the staff of new Phoenix Suns coach Igor Kokoskov.Prunty has 22 years of NBA experience. He went 21-16 as interim coach of the Milwaukee Bucks last season and...

DALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks have acquired center Chinanu Onuaku from the Houston Rockets for the rights to forward Maarty Leunen. The Mavericks also get cash in the trade announced Thursday along with the right to send Houston the 2020 second-round pick they obtained from Golden State in 2016. The 6-foot-10...

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...

Kevin Durant has been "removed from basketball activities" and could be shut down for the season, Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti announced Friday. When asked whether Durant was being shut down for the season, Presti said, "Essentially, that's the direction we're headed right now." Durant was held out of...

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be trying to pick up a win on 1/11/2017 at 8:05 PM when they battle in a NBA Matchup. Memphis Grizzlies vs Oklahoma City Thunder When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 705 MEMPHIS -4.5 (-110) 205...