NBA

AP Sports WriterHornets relish talk of underdog role after free agent lossesBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kemba Walker keeps hearing from his friends around the league that the Charlotte Hornets won't be as good after losing Jeremy Lin, Courtney Lee and Al Jefferson to free agency in the...

DETROIT (91)Singler 2-9 0-0 6, Smith 4-11 0-2 8, Drummond 8-16 2-6 18, Jennings 2-6 1-1 6, Caldwell-Pope 1-5 0-2 2, Monroe 6-11 3-4 15, Meeks 5-10 7-7 20, Butler 3-4 0-0 7, Augustin 0-1 0-0 0, Jerebko 3-6 0-0 7, Dinwiddie 1-4 0-0 2. Totals...

June 25 - NBA draft.July 1 - Free agency opens.July 9 - Free-agent contracts can be signed.July 10-20 - NBA Summer League, Las Vegas.

'Together': NBA, players release video urging need for unityMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade, Kyle Korver, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony are among the NBA stars featured in a video where the league and its players continue trying to address the divide in many communities throughout the country.The one-minute video...

AP Sports WriterOff the plane but still sky-high, LeBron brings title homeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James stepped off the plane and into a blizzard of red-and-gold confetti before hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy. It gleamed in the bright summer sun, a symbol of hope and history.As promised,...

Kevin Garnett joining TNT as a weekly contributorMINNEAPOLIS (AP) It didn't take long for Kevin Garnett to find work after retirement.The 15-time All-Star has a multiyear agreement with Turner Sports to join the network's wildly popular NBA coverage team. Turner says Garnett will serve as a contributor to...

AP Sports WriterKerr will find time for all 4 Warriors All-Stars on floorBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Steve Kerr will find a stretch while coaching next month's All-Star Game to get all four of his Golden State Warriors on the floor together.''I am absolutely going to play them...

MIAMI (AP) - The Associated Press will periodically look at the changing landscape of the NBA during the season from varied perspectives: A player's viewpoint, from the bench, and from the business side. In this installment, Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder provides an inside look.---Quin Snyder looks the same...

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James wanted so badly to give back to Cleveland fans after he played poorly in his emotion-laced home opener. They deserved something. On Monday night, he delivered a belated gift. James recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 27 of his 32...

OKLAHOMA CITY (104)Durant 12-25 1-3 26, Ibaka 3-10 2-2 9, Adams 2-2 1-4 5, Roberson 2-3 0-0 4, Westbrook 11-20 9-12 32, Lamb 3-9 0-0 6, Perkins 0-2 0-0 0, Morrow 3-5 1-1 10, N.Collison 2-3 0-0 4, Jackson 3-8 2-2 8, Smith 0-0 0-0 0,...

NEW YORK (AP) Stephon Marbury hopes to finish off his basketball career back in the NBA. The 40-year old guard is playing in the Chinese Basketball Association this season for the Beijing Fly Dragons and when the league ends in February or March he wants to join an NBA franchise. ''I've...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets coach Steve Clifford agreed in principle to a multiyear contract extension Wednesday, with his team 8-6 with an overhauled roster.The team did not release financial terms for Clifford, who is in his third year with the club.Clifford has a career record of 84-94 since...