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AP Basketball WriterLonnie Walker IV settling in nicely with Spurs this summerBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) These are highly uncertain times for the San Antonio Spurs.That's why Lonnie Walker IV might be so valuable.This is a summer where Spurs legend Tony Parker has already left for Charlotte, where...

AP Sports WriterHayward scores 27, Jazz beat Clippers 96-92 to take 3-2 leadBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Still weak and lacking his usual energy after a bout of food poisoning, Gordon Hayward leaned on his teammates. They came up big.Hayward scored 27 points, Utah controlled the paint and...

AP Sports WriterNuggets acquire Jerami Grant from Thunder for draft pickBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Jerami Grant gives Denver another power forward who can do a little bit of everything.The Oklahoma City Thunder obtained yet another first-round pick, which allows them to do a little bit of anything.The Nuggets...

NBA fines Knicks $50,000 over feud with New York Daily NewsNEW YORK (AP) The NBA fined the New York Knicks $50,000 on Monday for violating media rules by not allowing the New York Daily News to cover one of the team's news conferences.The Knicks held a news conference...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - LeBron James will do more than just make a lot of people in Cleveland happy if he can find a way to lead the Cavaliers over Golden State in the NBA Finals.He'll also make a lot of people a pretty good return on their investment.Bettors...

Andrew Bogut has chosen to join the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving LeBron James and the defending champions another accomplished veteran as they prepare to mount a run to their third straight NBA Finals. Bogut's agent, David Bauman of ISE, told The Associated Press on Tuesday night that Bogut plans to sign...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Lakers plan to sign Dwight HowardBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) A person familiar with the decision says the Los Angeles Lakers intend to sign center Dwight Howard after he completes a buyout with Memphis.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the deal...

AP Sports WriterThompson hot hand carries Warriors into Game 7 with RocketsBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Klay Thompson flashed back to a night he left the arena still in uniform, furious about his forgettable performance against Denver.It used to be he struggled to shake off a bad night,...

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...

AP Basketball WriterWinslow's return starts off nicely, Heat top Hawks 96-90By TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Justise Winslow's first game in more than nine months was a success, and that's a good sign for the Miami Heat.Winslow had six points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in 23 minutes, and...

Hawks' Collins suspended 25 games without pay by NBAATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins has been suspended for 25 games without pay for a violation of the NBA's Anti-Drug Program after testing positive for a growth hormone.The NBA announced the 22-year-old Collins, Atlanta's leading rebounder and second-leading...

AP Sports WriterWarriors center Zaza Pachulia sidelined at least a weekBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will be sidelined for at least a week.He underwent an MRI exam Tuesday and expressed his relief...