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AP Sports WriterLakers add veteran J.R. Smith for Orlando championship pushBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) J.R. Smith has joined LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers for their championship push.The Lakers announced their long-anticipated signing of Smith as a substitute player Wednesday, the first day allowed under the...

AP Sports Writer76ers coach Brown says Embiid, Simmons healthy for restartBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown says All-Star guard Ben Simmons is “good to go” for the NBA restart after sitting out the final games before the shutdown with a back injury.Brown, whose contract runs...

AP Basketball WriterAsterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chanceBy TIM REYNOLDSThe 2020 NBA champion, if one is crowned, will have emerged as the ultimate winner from a season that lasted more than a full year from start to finish. A season that saw political unrest...

The Latest: Rockets' Thabo Sefolosha opts out of NBA restartBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Houston's Thabo Sefolosha is opting out of the NBA's restart in Orlando, a person familiar with the decision has told The Associated Press.The person...

Mavs add Burke after Cauley-Stein opts out of resumed seasonDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks signed guard Trey Burke on Wednesday after center Willie Cauley-Stein decided not to rejoin the team for the planned resumption of the season.Burke spent part of the 2018-19 season with the Mavericks after coming...

AP Sports WriterRivers: Lou Williams expected to join Clippers for restartBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers says Lou Williams is expected to join the team for the NBA’s restart in Florida.Williams has described himself as “50-50” on whether he would finish out the...

AP Basketball WriterAsterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chanceBy TIM REYNOLDSThe 2020 NBA champion, if one is crowned, will have emerged as the ultimate winner from a season that lasted more than a full year from start to finish. A season that saw political unrest...

AP Sports WriterLakers add veteran J.R. Smith for Orlando championship pushBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) J.R. Smith has joined LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers for their championship push.The Lakers announced their long-anticipated signing of Smith as a substitute player Wednesday, the first day allowed under the...

AP Sports WriterRivers: Lou Williams expected to join Clippers for restartBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers says Lou Williams is expected to join the team for the NBA’s restart in Florida.Williams has described himself as “50-50” on whether he would finish out the...

Joe Borgia, NBA's vice president overseeing refs, retiresNEW YORK (AP) Joe Borgia, who spent 32 years in the NBA as a referee and executive, announced his retirement Tuesday.Among the highlights of Borgia's tenure with the league is the NBA Replay Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, which opened for...

The Latest: Pelicans say 3 players tested positive for virusBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Pelicans general manager David Griffin says three New Orleans players have tested positive for COVID-19 and will be in self-isolation until testing shows they...

Grizzlies' Morant apologizes for anti-police Instagram postMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Ja Morant posted and deleted an Instagram photo suggesting he’d replace his name with an expletive on his number 12 jersey in a protest against police.MorantSunday night, saying the message didn't “accurately convey” what he...