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AP Sports WriterThunder waive G Alex Abrines after 3 seasonsBy CLIFF BRUNTThe Oklahoma City Thunder have waived guard Alex Abrines.The team announced the move Saturday.Abrines missed much of his third NBA season because of personal reasons. He played only twice since Dec. 23, and neither of those appearances lasted...

Associated PressZach Randolph faces misdemeanor marijuana charge in LABy MICHAEL BALSAMOLOS ANGELES (AP) Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and resisting arrest following an incident this month when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project, prosecutors said Thursday.The...

Michael Jordan opens first of 2 medical clinics in CharlotteCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) An emotional Michael Jordan unveiled the first of two medical clinics he and his family funded to provide care to underprivileged members of the community.The six-time NBA champion and Hornets owner was on hand Thursday for...

Associated PressVince Carter, at 41, not quite ready to call it a careerBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) Vince Carter can't say his 21st NBA season will be his last.At least not yet.Carter signed a one-year veteran minimum contract Friday with the rebuilding Atlanta Hawks, his eighth team, in what...

Former Kings executive pleads guilty to defrauding teamSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A former top Sacramento Kings executive has pleaded guilty to siphoning $13.4 million from the team to buy Southern California beachfront properties, according to court records.The records show former chief revenue officer Jeffrey David pleaded guilty Tuesday to...

Associated PressSpurs enter new season battling the same uncertaintiesBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) The Spurs were eager to turn the page after all the injuries and uncertainty of last season.Instead, the hard luck continues.San Antonio was beset by two knee injuries in the preseason, the most devastating to...

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) Imagine if Jack Nicholson's character kept his cool on the witness stand in ''A Few Good Men.''It wasn't until he lost it that he admitted ordering the code red, as former NBA referee and current executive Bob Delaney told officials this week.''I've been that guy...

AP Basketball WriterNBA adds Wade, Nowitzki to All-Star player poolBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki and Miami's Dwyane Wade are both NBA champions, NBA Finals MVPs and longtime ambassadors for the game of basketball.And now, one more time, they're All-Stars.By special order of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver,...

AP Basketball WriterJackson says that a trade might be best for Carmelo, KnicksBy BRIAN MAHONEYGREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Phil Jackson thinks Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks might be better off going their separate ways.''We have not been able to win with him on the court at this time and...

NBA reviewing sexual assault allegations against Mark CubanDALLAS (AP) The NBA is reviewing 2011 allegations of sexual assault against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the investigation that led to a decision by prosecutors not to pursue the case.League spokesman Mike Bass said Wednesday the NBA was looking...

AP Basketball WriterAll ears: Magic will decompress, then make future plansBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Orlando coach Steve Clifford proudly displayed a pair of personalized Mickey Mouse ears inside his home office Monday, saying they would be one of the gifts from this season that he...

NBA says no rules broken in Simmons-Johnson meeting requestNEW YORK (AP) The NBA says Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson did not break any league tampering rules when he spoke about Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons earlier this week.The NBA's relatively quick-moving investigation was initiated after it...