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AP Sports WriterRomo's honorary Mav day turns spectacle for final home gameBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Tony Romo couldn't say no when Dirk Nowitzki asked the retiring Dallas Cowboys quarterback to join the Mavericks as an honorary teammate for a day.Now it's turned into a scene, with dozens of...

Associated PressCops: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles homeBy MICHAEL BALSAMOLOS ANGELES (AP) Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James' home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals.An unidentified person spray painted the...

Curry, Warriors top Nuggets in OT while working on cohesionBy The Associated PressGolden State's Stephen Curry scored 22 points in 27 minutes and new addition Kevin Durant added 19 as the Warriors edged Denver 129-128 in overtime in their preseason game on Friday.Patrick McCaw hit the tying shot that...

AP Basketball WriterJazz stars Mitchell, Gobert test positive; Gobert apologizesBy TIM REYNOLDSDonovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz confirmed Thursday that he tested positive for the coronavirus, saying that he is personally dealing with the pandemic that has temporarily shut down the NBA and other major sports leagues.Later, Jazz teammate...

AP Basketball WriterSurprise! Raptors, Heat, Grizzlies and Thunder in good placeBy TIM REYNOLDSThe oddsmakers in Las Vegas usually know what they’re talking about.But even they get things wrong from time to time, and this season in the NBA there have been a few notable misses from all those preseason...

AP Sports WriterBradley scores 29, Celtics power past Wizards, 123-101By KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Avery Bradley scored a playoff career-high 29 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 123-101 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.Al Horford added 19 points, seven...

AP Basketball WriterRaptors hope Lowry will be ready when they face CelticsBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) When the Toronto Raptors tip off the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston, they want Kyle Lowry on the floor.The point guard is their veteran leader, the guy who means so...

AP Basketball WriterPopovich, finally, gets his turn at leading USA BasketballBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) Gregg Popovich walked into USA Basketball's first team meeting in advance of World Cup training camp, and it seemed to some in the room that he was having a little difficulty keeping his...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Mavs chasing DeAndre Jordan again, 3 years laterBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks are making another run at DeAndre Jordan, three years after the center jilted them in free agency to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers.Jordan has opted out of the final...

AP Sports WriterDurant joins ownership group of MLS' Philadelphia UnionBy ANNE M. PETERSONBrooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.Durant, a 10-time NBA All-Star, has a 5% ownership stake, with an option for 5% more in the near future, the Union...

AP Sports WriterIrving says trade request was about his potential, not JamesBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Kyrie Irving says his decision to ask the Cavaliers to trade him was not about LeBron James but a desire to maximize his potential.Irving and Gordon Hayward were introduced as members of the...

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) Steve Kerr pulled a Gregg Popovich. One missed defensive assignment with no backdoor help on DeMarcus Cousins, and Kerr called a timeout 18 seconds into the game. ''Nobody can make a move like Pop, I'm a very cheap version of him, if at all,'' the Golden State...