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Hawks sign rookie Jaylen Morris to multiyear dealATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks have signed rookie guard Jaylen Morris to a multiyear contract.Morris earned the deal after previously signing two 10-day contracts, the latter on March 11.Morris, from Molloy College, has averaged 4.7 points in six games with Atlanta....

Global game: One-fourth of NBA rosters is internationalNEW YORK (AP) The NBA begins its season Tuesday night with international players making up one-quarter of the league.The 113 international players come from 41 countries and territories. A maximum of 15 players are allowed on the 30 NBA teams.The NBA...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Klay Thompson set to return for NBA Finals Game 4By JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Everyone knows about Klay Thompson's ability to get dangerously hot in a hurry on offense.His stingy defense might just be the thing that matters most when he returns for the Golden...

AP Sports WriterBryant casts shadow as NBA's best meet in All-Star GameBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Kobe Bryant always seemed to be in top form when he stepped onto the court for the NBA All-Star Game. The league's current best will try to match his effort when Team LeBron...

Indiana governor signs stadium, Pacers arena subsidy planINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The dedication of nearly $400 million in public subsidies toward two Indianapolis sports stadium projects has been signed into law.Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's office says he signed the bill Monday setting up financing plans for renovation of the Indiana...

Detroit's Griffin to miss start of seasonDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons will begin the season without star forward Blake Griffin, whose injury issues have flared up again.The Pistons said Tuesday that Griffin would not travel for Wednesday night's game at Indiana and would continue a treatment and conditioning...

Semi-truck plunges into pool owned by Portland Trail BlazerPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A semi-truck hauling a large trash bin has crashed and plunged into a swimming pool in Portland.KATU reports that tax records show the residence where the accident happened Wednesday is owned by Portland Trail Blazers player Evan...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) LeBron James and Tim Duncan both reached career milestones in the NBA on Monday as they led their teams to wins.James scored 22 points to become the youngest player to reach 25,000 career points as the Cleveland Cavaliers topped the winless Philadelphia 76ers 107-100.The 30-year-old James...

The Los Angeles Lakers won on Tuesday with the Orlando Magic resorting to "Hack-a-Howard" and constantly parading Dwight Howard to the foul line, but that doesn't mean coach Mike D'Antoni approves of "Hack-a-Whomever." "I'm not criticizing anybody, but it's part of the rules that's just not great," D'Antoni said...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Milwaukee Bucks guard O.J. Mayo has been ejected in the first quarter against Minnesota and had to be forcibly removed from the court by assistant coaches.Mayo picked up two quick technical fouls Saturday night after arguing about a non-call on a drive to the basket. After...

T-wolves: Towns out at least 2 more weeks with broken wristMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns will sit out for at least two more weeks because of an injured left wrist that the team announced Friday is broken.Towns first had an X-ray after hurting his wrist Jan....

Cavaliers' Love out for second straight game with sore backCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is out for the second straight game because of a sore back.Love, who leads the team in scoring and rebounding, isn't playing Monday against Brooklyn. He was sidelined Saturday when Cleveland snapped a...