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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...

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...

Game 7 draws top NBA Finals rating since Jordan's last titleNEW YORK (AP) Game 7 between the Cavaliers and Warriors drew the highest television rating for the NBA Finals since Michael Jordan's last championship.Cleveland's tense 93-89 win Sunday night to capture the city's first title in more than...

Embiid ready for more minutes; Okafor, Noel status unclearPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers oft-injured center Joel Embiid could potentially play in both ends of back-to-back games this season.Sixers coach Brett Brown also says Jahlil Okafor should be ready for opening night on Oct. 26 in his recovery from surgery...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Thabo Sefolosha stood along the baseline, a basketball under his right arm as he watched a drill on the first day of training camp for the Atlanta Hawks.Just routine stuff.But Sefolosha is relishing every moment of his return to the court, anything to help him...

Spurs center Pau Gasol breaks finger during pregame warmupsSAN ANTONIO (AP) Spurs center Pau Gasol has broken his finger during pregame warmups and is not playing against the Denver Nuggets.The team said there is no timeline for Gasol's return.Gasol was scheduled to start Thursday night but left the...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls made it official Tuesday, hiring Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg to replace Tom Thibodeau.Hoiberg was long rumored as the replacement for Thibodeau, who was fired last week after five seasons.Hoiberg went 115-56 with the Cyclones, including four straight NCAA Tournament appearances and back-to-back Big...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving will play against Boston after missing two games with a strained left shoulder.Irving participated in the team's shoot-around Tuesday and coach David Blatt announced he would play about 90 minutes before the game.Irving injured his shoulder in the second half of...

AP Sports WriterPhoenix Suns accelerate rebuilding process with 2016 draftBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Marquese Chriss wanted to play in Phoenix but figured his chance had passed when the Suns used the No. 4 overall pick of the NBA draft on Dragan Bender.Chriss' agent told him the next few...

MADRID (AP) Avery Bradley scored 17 points and the Boston Celtics ended their two-game European tour with a 111-96 victory over Real Madrid on Thursday night.Two days after a 33-point victory over Italy's Olimpia Milano, the Celtics looked good again, this time against a much more experienced Real...

DETROIT (103)Singler 2-7 1-2 7, Monroe 4-18 2-4 10, Drummond 8-12 0-2 16, Jennings 10-18 0-0 25, Caldwell-Pope 5-9 0-0 13, Jerebko 4-8 0-0 10, Meeks 5-8 1-1 14, Augustin 0-4 0-0 0, Butler 3-7 0-0 8, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-91 4-9 103.CLEVELAND (80)James...

Cavaliers anticipate Love to return on tripCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin anticipates forward Kevin Love will return during the team's trip that begins Saturday.Love had surgery on his left knee Feb. 14. The defending NBA champions are 7-6 since he was injured and have been...