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FILE - Assistant coach Steve Kerr, second from left, speaks with players during training for USA Basketball, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. USA Basketball is one year away from the start of the next men's Basketball World Cup, which serves as the primary qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)
A year away: USA Basketball ramps up World Cup preparations

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 24, 2022 12:53 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 14 1922 — Gene Sarazen edges Bobby Jones and John Black to win the U.S. Open tournament. 1934 — Max Baer stops Primo Carnera in 11th...

CORRECTS FROM GAME 1 TO GAME 2 - Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) loses the ball while being defended by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and guard Stephen Curry during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals in San Francisco, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors 6/5/2022

Jun. 08, 2022 10:16 AM EDT

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka speaks to reporters before his team's Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors 6/2/2022

Jun. 05, 2022 07:52 PM EDT

FILE - Nigeria players walk off the court after their loss in the women's basketball preliminary round game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 2, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. FIBA-Nigeria, basketball's world governing body, confirmed Thursday, June 2, 2022, that Nigeria has withdrawn its team from the women's World Cup and warned of "potential disciplinary measures" against the country because of government interference. Nigeria's government announced last month that it was withdrawing all its basketball teams from international competitions for two years while it completely restructures the sport. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Udoka, Ujiri angry over Nigerian basketball dysfunction

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 05, 2022 07:48 PM EDT

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic walks off the court after the team's loss in Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The Warriors won the series. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors 4/27/2022

May. 11, 2022 02:46 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2022 11:11 AM EST
Feb. 15 1932 — Eddie Eagen, as a member of the four-man U.S. bobsled team, wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. He...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 11:01 AM EST
Feb. 4 1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the players...

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) hooks a shot over Portland Trail Blazers' Jim Brewer (52) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on March 12, 1980. Abdul-Jabbar wins his sixth MVP award after claiming five in the 1970s. He averaged 24.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
Timeline of NBA in 1980s as league celebrates 75th season

By The Associated Press Jan. 17, 2022 10:45 AM EST

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry yells after scoring against the Sacramento Kings during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors 12/20/2021

Dec. 23, 2021 12:26 PM EST

Ginobili, Chambers, Whalen among 1st-time hoop hall nominees

Dec. 21, 2021 05:08 PM EST
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Former San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili, SuperSonics and Suns forward Tom Chambers and Olympic and WNBA champion Lindsay Whalen are...

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts to action on the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers 12/13/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:22 PM EST

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr claps for this team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics 12/17/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:22 PM EST

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Golden State Warriors at Philadelphia 76ers 12/11/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:22 PM EST

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr claps for this team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
USA Basketball announces Kerr as next Olympic men's coach

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 20, 2021 12:18 PM EST

Marc Gasol to play for Spanish club he founded

Nov. 25, 2021 05:13 PM EST
MADRID (AP) — Former NBA player Marc Gasol will play for the club he founded in the second division of Spanish basketball, he announced Thursday. ...

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol, from Spain, kisses the Larry O'Brian trophy after the Lakers won the NBA basketball championship in Orlando, Fla., in this Sunday, June 14, 2009, file photo. Pau Gasol announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, ending a career that lasted more than two decades and earned him two NBA titles and a world championship gold with Spain's national team. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Veteran Pau Gasol announces retirement from basketball

By Tales Azzoni Oct. 05, 2021 11:56 AM EDT

Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday (21) is fouled by Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during the second half of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
US trio puts NBA Finals behind, turns focus to Olympic gold

By Brian Mahoney Jul. 29, 2021 06:32 AM EDT

Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday (21) reacts in front of Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker during the first half of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks 7/20/2021

Jul. 21, 2021 07:08 AM EDT

Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton goes up for a dunk against the Phoenix Suns during the second half of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (Justin Casterline/Pool Photo via AP)
LaVine cleared, USA Basketball awaits 3 NBA Finals players

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 21, 2021 07:07 AM EDT