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AP Sports WriterAP Video: Curry, Warriors ready for another Cavs rematchBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) When the Warriors traveled to Cleveland last January after winning the 2015 NBA title by beating the Cavs, Stephen Curry had so many fond memories there he mentioned the chance of champagne smells...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Andre Iguodala was more than just a key player on a team that beat LeBron James and Cleveland.Turns out he used to beat up on Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.''We beat the first unit more times than they beat us, and I think it was by...

AP Sports WriterTimberwolves' Towns is unanimous Rookie of the Year pickBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is the unanimous winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year award.The league made the announcement Monday, giving the Wolves back-to-back honorees after forward Andrew Wiggins won the Eddie...

AP Sports WriterLeBron James donates $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibitBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James is giving back to a champion who shaped his life.The Cavaliers star is donating $2.5 million to support an exhibit honoring Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Detroit Pistons rookie guard Darrun Hilliard had surgery after breaking his nose playing pickup basketball last week.The team says Hilliard will be fitted with a mask for the next three weeks and will continue all basketball-related activities. The 6-foot-6 Hilliard was drafted in the...

AP Sports WriterGolden State's Curry out with stomach flu against BlazersBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Stephen Curry has been ruled out of Golden State's game Sunday night against the Trail Blazers because of stomach flu.It is the first game Curry has missed this season.Coach Steve Kerr said...

HOUSTON (AP) James Harden scored 45 points, including all nine for Houston in overtime, as the Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-103 on Wednesday after firing coach Kevin McHale earlier in the day.Corey Brewer made an off-balance 3-pointer to force overtime and Harden took over from there,...

Nets sign former No. 1 pick Anthony BennettNEW YORK (AP) Former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett is getting another chance in the NBA.The Brooklyn Nets signed Bennett on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Bennett averaged 1.5 points and 1.2 rebounds in 19 games last season...

OAKLAND, California (AP) Golden State relied on its defense rather than trademark sharp-shooting in beating Cleveland 89-83 on Friday in a Christmas Day reprise of last season's NBA Finals.The Warriors won their 32nd consecutive home game and widened the gap to the next-best Western Conference team as San...

HOUSTON (AP) Golden State's Stephen Curry is out for the second straight game Thursday night against Houston with a bruised lower left leg.Curry was injured Monday night against Sacramento and sat out Wednesday night at Dallas when the Warriors lost for just the second time this season, 114-91...

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...

Westbrook gets 20th triple-double, Thunder beat KingsSACRAMENTO, California (AP) Russell Westbrook had a big second half and another triple-double, and it still almost wasn't enough for Oklahoma City.Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 20th triple-double of the season as the Thunder beat the...