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AP Basketball WriterIn staff memo, NBA's Adam Silver addresses racial tensionsBy TIM REYNOLDSNBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to the league’s staffers Sunday night to address the latest racial tensions in the country, sparked most recently by the death last week of a black man who was in...

AP Basketball WriterAP Interview: Floyd's death opens old wounds for SefoloshaBy TIM REYNOLDSThabo Sefolosha knows what it’s like to be a black man, on the ground, surrounded by police officers.Such was the scenario when George Floyd died in Minneapolis last week.And when Sefolosha watched that video, his memories came...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: No consensus yet on NBA return-to-play planBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA Board of Governors met again without a consensus opinion emerging on how many teams should be back on the floor for the planned late-July resumption of the pandemic-interrupted season, three people familiar with details of...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: No consensus yet on NBA return-to-play planBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA Board of Governors met again without a consensus opinion emerging on how many teams should be back on the floor for the planned late-July resumption of the pandemic-interrupted season, three people familiar with details of...

The Latest: Massachusetts Gov. Baker OKs pro team practicesBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says the state's five professional sports teams - the Boston Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, New England Patriots and Revolution - can...

Williamson seeks to avoid answering ex-agent's questionsMIAMI (AP) Attorneys for NBA rookie Zion Williamson seek to block his former marketing agent’s effort to have the ex-Duke star answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing for the Blue Devils.In a Florida court filing last week, Williamson’s...

Knicks hire 3 executives to work in Rose's front officeNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks hired three executives Wednesday as they build the front office around new President Leon Rose.Brock Aller was hired as vice president of basketball and strategic planning, Walt Perrin is the assistant general...

Report: Basketball Hall delaying enshrinement ceremonySPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Basketball Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo told ESPN that the enshrinement ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and five others will be delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.The ceremony was to have taken place in...

The Latest: NBA reminding teams players overseas can returnBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---The NBA reminded its teams Wednesday that players who are currently outside the U.S. have been cleared to return, though quarantine rules may apply in...

The Latest: NBA being sued for missed rent paymentsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---The NBA has been sued by the owners of the building that houses the NBA Store, who say the league owes more than $1.2 million...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Pistons starting search for general managerBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons are beginning a search for a candidate who could became the team’s general manager, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the...

AP Sports WriterWizards' John Wall says he's '110%' and 'itching' to returnBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards point guard John Wall declared himself fully recovered after two operations that sidelined him for the past 1½ years and said he is “itching” to get back on the court next...