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AP Basketball WriterNBA to announce award winners in new postseason awards showBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The NBA will announce the winner of the MVP and its other major awards during a new postseason awards show.The league said Tuesday that the NBA Awards Show will be held June...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kevin Garnett has purchased 1,000 tickets to Minnesota's next game in appreciation of Timberwolves fans for their welcome of his return to the team. The Timberwolves made the announcement on Sunday morning. They host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. The freebies courtesy of the 15-time...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) San Antonio extended its unbeaten home record to 22 games by edging the New York Knicks 100-99 on Friday.The Spurs improved to 32-6 - equaling the franchise's best-ever record after 38 games - but had to sweat on a missed 3-point attempt by New York...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Thunder star Kevin Durant will miss his fourth straight game with a sprained right ankle.He sat out again Thursday on the road against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Durant was injured last Thursday in a loss at Golden State.Durant missed the Thunder's first 17...

AP Basketball WriterDwyane Wade bikes with police to promote unity in MiamiBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade still plans to do plenty of talking about the need for societal change, a quest that became even more personal for him after one of his cousins was shot and killed...

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that LeBron James will not exercise a $21.6 million option on his contract, making him a free agent on July 1.The decision was widely expected, but James has no plans to leave Cleveland again. The person spoke on...

Jan. 5 - 10-day contracts can be signed.Jan. 10 - Contracts guaranteed for rest of season.Feb. 13-15 - All-Star weekend, New York.Feb. 19 - Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST).April 15 - Last day of regular season.April 18 - Playoffs begin.

NEW YORK (AP) -Michele Roberts has the team she wants in place at the NBA Players Association.On Monday, she accompanied some of them to deliver holiday gifts at a couple of sites in Harlem. In two years, the job might be much tougher: taking on the NBA in the...

NEW YORK (AP) - Brooklyn Nets forward Mirza Teletovic, out for the rest of the season after he was diagnosed with multiple blood clots in his lungs, says he expects to be able to resume playing in July once he is finished with blood-thinning medication.Teletovic was hospitalized in Los...

AP Basketball WriterDwyane Wade bikes with police to promote unity in MiamiBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade still plans to do plenty of talking about the need for societal change, a quest that became even more personal for him after one of his cousins was shot and killed...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Jazz won't look drastically different when the team plays its first preseason game against the Lakers on Sunday in Honolulu, but their best player might.Gordon Hayward has had a different air about him in training camp. He looks bigger and said Thursday...

AP Sports WriterClippers seeking deep playoff run to erase past failuresBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) The Clippers' regular-season record of 166-80 in Doc Rivers' first three years as coach proves they're one of the better teams in the NBA.Their postseason results, however, suggest something else.They've never gotten past...