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A team attendant uses protective gloves to wipe down seats in the players' bench area during an NBA basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

NBA team presidents operating with intent to resume season

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

AP Sportlight

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n this Jan. 29, 2019, photo, Georgia guard Teshaun Hightower (1) against Arkansas during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fayetteville, Ark. Hightower, now Tulane University’s leading scorer, was booked into jail Saturday, April 25, 2020, on multiple charges, including murder and aggravated assault, Henry County Jail records show. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)

Tulane basketball player charged with murder in Georgia

Associated Press

In this file photo dated Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, Georgia guard Teshaun Hightower plays against Vanderbilt in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Nashville, USA. Hightower, now Tulane University’s leading scorer, was booked into jail Saturday April 25, 2020, on multiple charges, including murder and aggravated assault, Henry County Jail records show. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, FILE)

Teshaun Hightower, Tulane basketball player, charged with murder

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Gonzaga’s Petrusev will enter NBA draft, but not hire agent

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Weekend Sports in Brief

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In this March 11, 2020 photo, fans leave the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., after the NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings was postponed at the last minute over an &quot;abundance of caution&quot; after a player for the Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus. A person with knowledge of the situation says NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, May 1 provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) ** FILE **

NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Spain's Rafael Nadal makes a backhand return to Austria's Dominic Thiem during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are among 12 players confirmed to play in the virtual Madrid Open tennis tournament this month. There will be 150,000 euros ($164,000) distributed in prize money for each of the men’s and women’s events. The winners then decide how much they want to donate to tennis players who are having a hard time financially without any tournaments to play. Another 50,000 euros ($55,000) will be donated to reduce the social impact of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)

Nadal does’t see tennis back soon, is worried about injuries

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning leaves the court after the team lost to North Carolina in an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C. On Saturday, April 25, 2020, Wake Forest announced it has fired Manning after six seasons in which the Demon Deacons had a winning record only once. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Wake Forest fires coach Danny Manning after losing stretch

By AARON BEARD - Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is introduced during an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. Silver said in an interview Saturday, March 21, 2020 that the league is considering all options, best-case, worst-case and countless ideas in between, as it tries to come to grips with the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) **FILE**

AP Source: NBA facilities will begin to reopen Friday

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

AP Sportlight

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In this June 11, 1997 file photo, Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen, right, embraces an exhausted Michael Jordan following their win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, in Salt Lake City. The flu-like illness Jordan fought through to lead the Bulls to a crucial victory in the 1997 NBA Finals created instant fodder for the virtue of perseverance. Pushing past boundaries, overcoming obstacles and adversity — that is part of the ethos of major competitive sports. That is how elite athletes become wired to win. (AP Photo/Jack Smith) ** FILE **

Mental stress for athletes: From ‘let’s play’ to ‘stay home’

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Washington State’s Elleby will go through NBA draft process

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FILE - In this June 16, 1998, file photo, NBA Champions, from left: Ron Harper, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan and coach Phil Jackson are joined on stage by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, second from right, during a city-wide rally in Chicago to celebrate the Chicago Bulls 6th NBA championship. Jordan described his final NBA championship season with the Chicago Bulls as a “trying year.” “We were all trying to enjoy that year knowing it was coming to an end,” Jordan told Good Morning America on Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser, File)

How ‘The Last Dance’ started with a simple idea in 1997

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Fans leave the Golden 1 Center after the NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings was postponed at the last minute in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The league said the decision was made out of an &quot;abundance of caution,&quot; because official Courtney Kirkland, who was scheduled to work the game, had worked the Utah Jazz game earlier in the week. A player for the Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

NBA players to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

North Carolina guard Cole Anthony (2) walks off of the court following North Carolina's 81-53 loss to Syracuse in an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Tar Heels star freshman Cole Anthony entering NBA draft

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Jalen Green, top high school recruit, chooses G League over college basketball

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura, left, of Japan, guard Bradley Beal, center, and guard John Wall, right, watch from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

John Wall confirms he’s out this season, even if NBA resumes

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Top recruit Jalen Green skips college, signs with G League

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011, file photo, Houston Rockets director of global scouting Arturas Karnisovas poses during the NBA basketball team's media day in Houston. The Bulls hired Denver Nuggets general manager Karnisovas to run their basketball operation, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday night, April 9, 2020. The person, who confirmed reports by several outlets, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the move has not been announced. Longtime executive John Paxson was expected to move into an advisory role. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Karnisovas sets course to boost Bulls toward ultimate prize

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press