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ATHENS, Greece (AP) He was just a scrawny, hungry kid, the son of migrants from Nigeria, trying to survive in Sepolia, a modest Athens neighborhood. The club coach who spotted 13-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother kicking a soccer ball around a neighborhood field says the NBA All-Star grew up...

The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors will both be gunning for a victory on 4/4/2017 at 10:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors When: 10:30 PM  ET, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 719 Minnesota Timberwolves -13 (-110) 220.5 (-110) 650 -1050 720 Golden State Warriors TV: 10:30 p.m....

Pelicans add Weatherspoon, Diggs to coaching staffNEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Teresa Weatherspoon and AJ Diggs as assistant coaches with a focus on player development.The club says the two new assistants have been assigned to work closely with the Pelicans' two-way players and will...

AP Basketball WriterAmid pandemic, NBA gives teams health protocols for seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA players who test positive for the coronavirus this season may have to miss nearly two weeks in some instances before being allowed to return to the court, the league told its teams Saturday.That revelation was one...

Hawks sign former Duke guard Quinn Cook, 2 more playersATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks have signed guards Quinn Cook and Josh Maggette and forward Tyler Cavanaugh.Cook, from Duke, played five games with Dallas and nine games with New Orleans as a rookie last season. He averaged 5.6 points...

Grizzlies will be without Justise Winslow in NBA's restartLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies will be without forward Justise Winslow for the rest of the NBA's restarted season because of an injured hip.The Grizzlies announced Tuesday that Winslow fell a day earlier after absorbing contact during...

76ers' Joel Embiid fined for LaVar Ball obscenityNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Saturday for directing an obscenity at LaVar Ball on social media.Embiid directed the obscenity at Ball, the father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball, in...

76ers sign 3-point specialist Marco BelinelliPHILADELPHIA (AP) The 76ers have signed veteran 3-point specialist Marco Belinelli, whose contract was bought out by the Atlanta Hawks.Philadelphia announced the move on Monday ahead of the Sixers' matchup with the Knicks.Belinelli was averaging 11.4 points in 23.3 minutes per game with...

LeBron James labels Charles Barkley 'a hater' for criticismDALLAS (AP) LeBron James has apparently had enough of Charles Barkley's criticism.Barkley took issue last week with James' call for the Cavaliers to secure another playmaker to help contend for a second-straight NBA title. The outspoken TNT ''Inside the NBA''...

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Hawks are blowing away everyone in the Eastern Conference. Yet, there's always a sense that LeBron James will be standing in the way when they get to the playoffs. That scenario adds an extra bit of intrigue to Friday night's matchup in Atlanta between the Hawks...

Knicks sign former Stanford guard Chasson RandleNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks have signed former Stanford guard Chasson Randle.Terms of the deal weren't disclosed Thursday.The 6-foot-2 Randle played for CEZ Nymburk in the Czech Republic last season, averaging 12.8 points and 20.6 minutes. He appeared in three...

AP Basketball WriterComforts of NBA bubble not lost on Lakers' Danny GreenBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Game 3 of the NBA Finals would have been in Miami. There would have been 20,000 screaming fans in the arena, along with no shortage of other potential distractions in...