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AP Basketball WriterPlayers, coaches kneel before NBA's re-opening nightBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Black players were next to white players. Coaches from one team were next to their compatriots from the opposing side. Many locked arms with the man next to them, some shut their eyes...

AP Sports WriterZion Williamson starts, but doesn't finish, for PelicansBy BRETT MARTELZion Williamson completed the Pelicans' opening possession by slicing through two converging Jazz defenders and laying the ball in off the glass with his left hand as he was fouled.It was an auspicious beginning to a performance that...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks bring Tom Thibodeau back to New York as new coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Tom Thibodeau brought the Chicago Bulls to their greatest success since Michael Jordan.He returned the Minnesota Timberwolves to the playoffs after a 13-year absence.All the while, there was one challenge he...

The Latest: Bledsoe, Connaughton out of Friday's Bucks gameBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer says guards Eric Bledsoe and Pat Connaughton won't play Friday against the Boston Celtics after both players arrived late to...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks bring Tom Thibodeau back to New York as new coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Tom Thibodeau is back in New York as the Knicks' new coach.The former NBA Coach of the Year was hired Thursday, returning to the team he helped lead to the NBA...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks bring Tom Thibodeau back to New York as new coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Tom Thibodeau is back in New York as the Knicks' new coach.The former NBA Coach of the Year was hired Thursday, returning to the team he helped lead to the NBA...

Gobert lifts Jazz past Pelicans 106-104 in NBA restartLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Rudy Gobert sank two free throws with 6.9 seconds left to cap a 14-point, 12-rebound and three-block performance, giving the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of...

AP Basketball WriterPlayers, coaches kneel before NBA's re-opening nightBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Black players were next to white players. Coaches from one team were next to their compatriots from the opposing side. Many locked arms with the man next to them, some shut their eyes...

Pelicans place Zion Williamson in starting lineup vs. UtahLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Zion Williamson was in the New Orleans Pelicans' starting lineup against Utah on Thursday night, just two days after practicing for the first time in two weeks.Williamson left the team July 16 to attend to...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks bring Tom Thibodeau back to New York as new coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Tom Thibodeau brought the Chicago Bulls to their greatest success since Michael Jordan.He returned the Minnesota Timberwolves to the playoffs after a 13-year absence.All the while, there was one challenge he...

Ex-Wizards, Capitals co-owner Irene Pollin dies at 96WASHINGTON (AP) Irene Pollin, who co-owned the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Capitals along with late husband Abe, has died. She was 96.Monumental Sports and Entertainment said Pollin died Tuesday at her home in Amherst, Massachusetts.''Much like her husband, Abe Pollin,...

AP Basketball WriterDavis, Williamson say they're ready for re-opening nightBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson say they are ready for re-opening night.Davis practiced Wednesday for the first time since getting poked in an eye during the Los Angeles Lakers' scrimmage opener last...