NBA

Big D: Dallas renames street Nowitzki Way to honor DirkDALLAS (AP) Retired Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki joined a few hundred people Wednesday at a ceremony to rename a city street as Nowitzki Way in his honor.The big German accepted the gesture with characteristic humor and humility.''It's sort...

Utah Jazz waive Joel BolomboySALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz have waived forward Joel Bolomboy.The team drafted Bolomboy with the No. 52 overall pick in 2016 and he played in 12 games. The 6-foot-9, 235-pounder from Weber State bounced back and forth from the NBA G League,...

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...

Associated PressKobe Bryant's sports academy retires "Mamba" nicknameBy STEFANIE DAZIO and TIM REYNOLDSLOS ANGELES (AP) The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by Kobe Bryant has retired his ''Mamba'' nickname and rebranded itself nearly four months after the basketball icon's death in a helicopter crash.Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter...

Associated PressLeBron James a no-show at pizza party celebrating LA arrivalBy ARIEL TUCULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) Hundreds of fans hoping to see new Los Angeles Laker LeBron James on Tuesday had to make do with free pizza instead.James was a no-show at the Blaze Pizza outlet in Culver...

AP Sports WriterGreen shows range, leads Warriors past Jazz for 2-0 leadBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Now, the Golden State Warriors want Draymond Green to pack his 3-point shot for the altitude of Salt Lake City.Green showed Quin Snyder his hot hand and range up close, knocking down...

Stephen Curry to miss at least 2 weeks with sprained ankleCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Stephen Curry will miss a minimum of two weeks after an MRI exam on his injured right ankle Tuesday revealed a sprain.The Golden State Warriors say their leading scorer and two-time league MVP will be...

The Latest from the NBA draft at Barclays Center in New York (All times local):8:10 p.m.Well, that didn't take long.The Lakers pulled off the first surprise, albeit a somewhat mild one, and went small with D'Angelo Russell out of Ohio State, arguably the most dynamic player available....

AP Basketball WriterNets GM fined $25K, suspended for entering refs' locker roomBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Nets general manager Sean Marks was suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for entering the referees' locker room after Brooklyn's loss to Philadelphia in Game...

AP Basketball WriterNBA postpones media sessions in Shanghai amid China riftBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA Commissioner Adam Silver told the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday that the league is still expecting them to play as scheduled this week, even while the rift between the league and Chinese officials...

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James suffered a bloody gash on his head after colliding with a cameraman late in the second quarter Thursday in Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. With 4:43 left in the second quarter of Cleveland's 103-82 loss, the Cavaliers...

L.A. CLIPPERS (106)Barnes 4-8 2-2 14, Griffin 8-14 2-2 18, Jordan 7-9 2-8 16, Paul 3-7 0-0 7, Redick 4-6 2-2 12, Rivers 3-6 2-2 10, G.Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Turkoglu 4-8 0-0 12, Hudson 1-3 1-2 3, Hawes 2-6 0-0 5, Udoh 2-3 0-0 4, ...