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The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed forward Derrick Williams to a second 10-day contract. The NBA champions have been impressed with Williams, a former No. 2 overall pick, and it’s likely they will sign him for the remainder of the season when his current contract expires. The Cavs announced Wednesday they signed Williams again. He has …

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They say necessity is the the mother of invention. That’s how Joe Johnson finds himself at this point in the Jazz starting lineup at power forward. “I should have figured it out sooner,” said Utah coach Quin Snyder. You get to you’re 16th NBA season and it’s usually less about who you think you are …

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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander is selling the team. Rockets CEO Tad Brown made the announcement Monday, hours after he said Alexander made the decision. Alexander took over as owner on July 30, 1993, and the Rockets went on to win back-to-back titles in 1994-95. Brown says Alexander had been approached over …

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Well, that was fast. Two days into his first season of retirement, Tim Duncan was back in the gym at the Spurs training camp Wednesday. No, he’s not loosening up those 40-year-old muscles for Season 20. Duncan merely stood around watching the Spurs scrimmage and chatted with his old teammates and gave a tip or …

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers national anthem singer Sevyn Streeter said she was told by the team she could not perform because of her “We Matter” jersey. She was scheduled to sing before the Sixers’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but said in an interview with The Associated Press late Wednesday she was …

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* Legends Profile: Karl Malone On March 24, 2001, Utah Jazz power forward Karl Malone became the NBA’s all-time leader in career free throws made. Malone sank the free throw with 10:48 left in the 3rd quarter of Utah’s win over the Washington Wizards. It pushed him past Moses Malone for the top spot on …

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Aldridge happy with Spurs | Reports: NBA, NBPA closing in on new CBA | Rose forced to play catch up with Knicks No. 1: Aldridge denies talk he’s unhappy with Spurs –Just two days ago, the San Antonio Express-News’ Jabari Young reported that San Antono Spurs star forward LaMarcus Aldridge was growing unhappy with his …

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph won’t play Friday against the Miami Heat due to the death of his mother, Mae Randolph. The Grizzlies issued a statement Friday on the death of Mae Randolph saying, “Zach and his mother had an inseparable bond.” Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said in a statement …

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DENVER (AP) — Sacramento Kings point guard Ty Lawson has denied that he violated his probation in a Colorado drunken driving case by drinking and failing to complete community service. Lawson and his attorney Harvey Steinberg made the assertion Thursday during a brief appearance in a Denver courtroom. In addition, Steinberg said Lawson wanted his …

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NBA.com’s John Schuhmann gets you ready for the 2016-17 season with a key stat for each team in the league and shows you why it matters. Today, we look at the Boston Celtics, who didn’t waste time getting shots. THE STAT According to SportVU, the Boston Celtics took only 9.3 percent of their shots in …

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