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Video appears to show deputy first shoved Raptors presidentOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A new video released by the attorneys of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri appears to show an Alameda County sheriff's deputy initially shoved him twice leading to an altercation moments after his team had defeated the Golden...

Clippers without Beverley in Game 2 because of calf injuryLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Patrick Beverley missed Game 2 of the Los Angeles Clippers' first-round series against Dallas, leaving Los Angeles without one of its top defenders against Luka Doncic.Clippers coach Doc Rivers said the guard had a...

No positive coronavirus cases in latest NBA testing resultsLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The NBA is into the postseason without having any confirmed coronavirus cases among players inside the bubble at Walt Disney World.The league and the National Basketball Players Association announced Wednesday that none of the 341...

AP Basketball WriterDisney is nice but for NBA's top teams, no place like homeBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The Lakers and Bucks exited practice Wednesday to palm trees around them and sunny skies overhead.The weather is good at Walt Disney World. The service is great. The...

Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard says coach Scott Brooks to returnWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard said coach Scott Brooks will be back in 2020-21, the last season in his five-year contract.''He's a decorated coach. He's been in the league a long time as a player and...

Video appears to show deputy first shoved Raptors presidentOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A new video released by the attorneys of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri appears to show an Alameda County sheriff's deputy initially shoved him twice leading to an altercation moments after his team had defeated the Golden...

Hornets suspend radio broadcaster for tweeting racial slurCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Charlotte Hornets have suspended radio play-by-play broadcaster John Focke indefinitely after he used a racial slur on his Twitter account.Focke used the slur while Tweeting about the Jazz-Nuggets playoff game. He has since deleted the tweet and...

AP Basketball WriterNBA's non-Disney teams can train in individual team bubblesBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The teams that didn't get invited to Walt Disney World now have instructions on how they can get back to basketball - in their own bubbles.The NBA and National Basketball Players...

Utah's Mike Conley returns to NBA bubble after birth of sonLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Utah guard Mike Conley has returned to Walt Disney World after the birth of his son and will go through a four-day quarantine period before joining the Jazz for their playoff series against...

AP Sports WriterCeltics: Gordon Hayward out 4 weeks with right ankle sprainBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) The Celtics say forward Gordon Hayward will be sidelined for around four weeks after suffering a severe right ankle sprain in Boston's Game 1 win over Philadelphia in their first-round playoff series.The injury...

Utah's Mike Conley returns to NBA bubble after birth of sonLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Utah guard Mike Conley has returned to Walt Disney World after the birth of his son and will go through a quarantine period before joining the Jazz for their playoff series against Denver.The...

AP Sports WriterClose encounters: Jazz, Nuggets evenly matched all seasonBy PAT GRAHAMNikola Jokic rattled off challenges the Utah Jazz present: disciplined, formidable big man, big-time scorer, meticulous execution of their roles.Then, the reason above all others the Denver Nuggets center relishes playing them in a first-round series: The games...