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Matt Bonner, Dirk Nowitzki

AP source: Mavs have deal with Nowitzki, will add Seth Curry

Dirk Nowitzki's new contract will give the Dallas forward a chance spend 20 seasons with the only franchise he has ever ...

Basketball camper drops to floor after meeting Steph Curry

A surprise chance to meet Golden State Warriors superstar and NBA MVP Stephen Curry has floored one young basketball camper.

Russell Westbrook

Westbrook's future next hurdle for OKC with Durant leaving

Russell Westbrook is no longer sharing the NBA marquee in Oklahoma City after the Thunder lost much of their identity when ...

Kevin Durant

Durant leaves Thunder, giving Warriors look of super team

Kevin Durant decided his best chance for "growth" means leaving his beloved Oklahoma City behind for a big move out West to ...

Rodney Hood, Manu Ginobili

Manu Ginobili says he will be back for 15th NBA season

Manu Ginobili says he is coming back for a 15th season in the NBA. Ginobili made the announcement on his personal blog Sunday

Harrison Barnes

AP sources: Mavs plan max offer sheet for Warriors' Barnes

The Mavericks have informed representatives of Golden State's Harrison Barnes that they intend to sign the restricted free ...

Luol Deng

AP source: Lakers get Luol Deng for 4 years, $72 million

With Kobe Bryant gone and the team in desperate need of mature leadership, the Los Angeles Lakers are turning to Luol Deng ...

AP Source: Kevin Durant meets with Warriors

The Golden State Warriors want to lure Kevin Durant and put even more offense on the floor. Durant, the top prize in this ...

AP Sources: Memphis keeps Conley, gets Parsons in banner day

Mike Conley isn't going anywhere. Chandler Parsons is coming on board. The Memphis Grizzlies had the most productive free ...

O.J. Mayo

Mayo dismissed, disqualified from NBA for drug violation

O.J. Mayo was dismissed and disqualified from the NBA on Friday for violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program, ...

Durant meets with Thunder to kick off free agency tour

Kevin Durant started his free agency tour in a familiar place. Durant met with the Thunder on Thursday, hours before he ...

Lakers selling their future, not history, to free agents

The Los Angeles Lakers spent the last few summers attempting to sell the NBA's top free agents on the franchise's glamorous ...

AP Source: Duncan exercises option, still mulling future

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan has exercised his ...

AP Source: Timberwolves adding NBA's 1st Chinese owner

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is bringing in two new minority partners to his ownership group, including the NBA's ...

Draft over, and now the Summer of Durant has arrived

Draft night belonged to Ben Simmons. The summer now belongs to Kevin Durant. With Simmons going No. 1 in the draft to ...

Nets to get LeVert after dealing Young to Pacers for No. 20

The draft-pick starved Brooklyn Nets traded their way into the first round and came away with an oft-injured player whose ...

Workouts used as a strategy to manipulate NBA draft position

Being a lottery pick and getting guaranteed money was not enticement enough for some players to work out for the Utah Jazz.

Derrick Rose, George Hill

Pacers, Jazz swap point guards while Hawks get No. 12 pick

The Pacers traded one Indianapolis native for another Wednesday, sending George Hill to Utah and acquiring Jeff Teague in a ...

Ben Simmons

Who's No. 1? 76ers have LSU's Simmons in sight in NBA draft

Ben Simmons may as well have walked right into a Philadelphia 76ers pep rally when he took a seat on "The Tonight Show" stage

LeBron James

The Latest: 1 person shot after Cavs victory celebration

The Latest on the parade and rally for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who made a historic comeback to win the NBA title (all times ...