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AP Basketball WriterA whole new look, for a whole new NBA game experienceBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) There's no bench. The courtside broadcasters will not be courtside. And the stat crew will be doing their work inside what loosely can be described as an oversized hockey...

AP Basketball WriterA whole new look, for a whole new NBA game experienceBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) There's no bench. The courtside broadcasters will not be courtside. And the stat crew will be doing their work inside what loosely can be described as an oversized hockey...

AP Basketball WriterA whole new look, for a whole new NBA game experienceBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) There's no bench. The courtside broadcasters will not be courtside. And the stat crew will be doing their work inside what loosely can be described as an oversized hockey...

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...

The Latest: SWAC postpones fall sports, eyes spring footballBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on sports around the world:---The Southwestern Athletic Conference has postponed its fall athletic competition because of the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes to hold a shortened football season during the...

AP Basketball WriterLakers' LeBron James speaks out: 'Nothing is normal in 2020'By TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) LeBron James keeps hearing the same questions. How's it going? How's the bubble?He now has a one-size-fits-all answer.''I just say it's 2020,'' James said. ''Nothing is normal in 2020.''That's not...

AP Basketball WriterLakers' LeBron James speaks out: 'Nothing is normal in 2020'By TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) LeBron James keeps hearing the same questions. How's it going? How's the bubble?He now has a one-size-fits-all answer.''I just say it's 2020,'' James said. ''Nothing is normal in 2020.''That's not...

AP Basketball WriterNBA going with shorter games for Disney exhibition openersBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The first exhibition games of the NBA restart will go a little more quickly than usual.The NBA is tweaking the rules for those initial matchups, going with 10-minute quarters instead of...

AP Basketball WriterNBA going with shorter games for Disney exhibition openersBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The first exhibition games of the NBA restart will go a little more quickly than usual.The NBA is tweaking the rules for those initial matchups, going with 10-minute quarters instead of...

AP Entertainment WriterBlazers' Lillard turns to recording music inside NBA bubbleBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.When Damian Lillard finishes his daily hoop duties for the Portland Trailblazers, he will spend most of his downtime inside the NBA bubble working on his other passion: music.The All-Star point guard turned part of his...

AP Basketball WriterNuggets' Barton: Jersey messages won't make enough impactBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Denver guard Will Barton said Friday that he decided against wearing a social justice message on the back of his jersey at the NBA restart because he does not believe it those...

AP Basketball WriterNBA says races for the season's individual trophies are overBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The NBA’s MVP race is over. So is the battle for every other individual regular-season trophy.The league told teams Friday that none of the seeding games will be taken into...