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Gregg Popovich: “Embarrassed as a white person”SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he’s “embarrassed as a white person” that George Floyd could die in such a “nonchalant” manner.The 71-year-old Popovich addressed Floyd’s death in a video released Saturday by the Spurs as part of...

Gregg Popovich: “Embarrassed as a white person”SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he’s “embarrassed as a white person” that George Floyd could die in such a “nonchalant” manner.The 71-year-old Popovich addressed Floyd’s death in a video released Saturday by the Spurs as part of...

Gregg Popovich: “Embarrassed as a white person”SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he’s “embarrassed as a white person” that George Floyd could die in such a “nonchalant” manner.The 71-year-old Popovich addressed Floyd’s death in a video released Saturday by the Spurs as part of...

AP Basketball WriterNBA offers clarity on tiebreakers with uneven scheduleBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA has told teams that playoff seeding will be based on winning percentage, and that any tiebreakers necessary after that will follow the usual procedures.It was an issue that needed clarity because the 22...

AP Basketball Writer'Use our platform': NBA coaches saying change must occurBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA plans to go to Disney World next month to finish a season, with a schedule calling for the 22 remaining teams to play more than 150 more games and for the league...

AP Sports WriterBulls not ready to announce decision on Boylen's futureBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls' new top basketball executive wasn't ready to make any announcements about the coaching staff on Saturday.Arturas Karnisovas still has not met in person with head coach Jim Boylen. And that's something...

Jordan giving $100 million for racial equality, justiceCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice.In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over...

Jordan giving $100 million for racial equality, justiceCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice.In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over...

AP Basketball WriterWhat's next for the NBA? A plan for testing is the big keyBy TIM REYNOLDSFor the NBA, it is not officially time to play. It’s getting closer, but the league isn’t there yet.The move to agree on a 22-team format for the resumption of the pandemic-interrupted season...

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant: “My season is over.”NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Durant won't play for the Brooklyn Nets if the NBA season resumes.''My season is over,'' Durant told The Undefeated on Friday. ''I don't plan on playing at all. We decided last summer when it first happened...

AP Sports WriterAnother rough season ends with Wolves near bottom of leagueBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Another season of setback and tumult has mercifully ended for the Minnesota Timberwolves, this time in the strangest of ways after the NBA's decision to resume virus-halted play with 22 teams.The revelation of...

AP Basketball WriterNBA owners approve 22-team season restart planBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto the court and playing games again.The...