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NBA changing pre-draft process for workouts, interviews

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant acknowledges fans after the last NBA basketball game of his career against the Utah Jazz in Los Angeles. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

In this Feb. 14, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (24) kisses his daughter Gianna on the court in warm-ups before first half NBA All-Star Game basketball action in Toronto. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and several others are dead after their helicopter went down in Southern California on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)

Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2019, file photo, Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving, left, and Kevin Durant watch the game action from the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in New York. With so much uncertainty around the NBA season, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks is no longer ruling Kevin Durant out for the season. Marks had repeatedly said he didn't expect Durant to play this season while recovering from Achilles tendon surgery, but he acknowledged Wednesday that everything is unknown now that the season is suspended because of the new coronavirus. Even Kyrie Irving, who had shoulder surgery on March 3, might be available if play stretched into the summer. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Nets GM unsure if Durant, Irving could play if NBA resumes

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Washington's Isaiah Stewart (33) grabs a rebound over Arizona's Stone Gettings (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Pac-12 men's tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Washington’s Isaiah Stewart declares for NBA draft

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

In this March 10, 2020, file photo, Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant watches during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file) ** FILE **

Kevin Durant, Trae Young highlight players-only NBA 2K tourney on ESPN

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Arizona forward Zeke Nnaji dunks against Washington State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona won 83-62. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona’s Nnaji declares for NBA draft after one season

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Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) dribbles during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ** FILE **

USA Basketball may face roster challenges for 2021

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Michigan forward Isaiah Livers shoots during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Michigan forward Livers applying for early entry to draft

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Georgetown guard Mac McClung (2) gestures after he scored a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Mac McClung, Georgetown guard, to enter 2020 NBA draft

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

AP Sportlight

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FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2019, file photo, St. John's guard LJ Figueroa (30) tries to drive past Arizona guard Josh Green (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Francisco. Figueroa has declared for the NBA draft. School officials announced Figueroa's decision Saturday, March 28, 2020, saying that he hasn't hired an agent and still has the option to return to school. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File)

St John’s wing LJ Figueroa declares for NBA draft

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Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn (25) passes the ball past Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Keeping fit with no gyms open is a new NBA challenge

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

The Chase Center, home of NBA basketball's Golden State Warriors, show a pre-recorded video of a basketball game on a large screen at the entrance to the areana on a day the team was to play the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in San Francisco. The NBA suspended its season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

AP Source: 20% base salary reductions for top NBA executives

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 24, 2013, file photo, Florida Gulf Coast's Chase Fieler, top, dunks over San Diego State's Deshawn Stephens during the first half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Philadelphia. The Dunk City Effect, as it's called, accounted for a 35 percent increase in freshman applications following the NCAA run, boosted enrollment from about 13,000 to more than 15,000, and the academic reputation has been enhanced with higher caliber students being admitted. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

NCAA’s storied party crashers includes ‘Dunk City,’ Loyola

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, Dayton's Obi Toppin (1) reacts in the first half in an NCAA college basketball game against Rhode Island in Dayton, Ohio. Toppin was selected to The Associated Press All-America first team, Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster) ** FILE **

Dayton’s Obi Toppin — AP player of year — heading to NBA

By JOE KAY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 file photo, Steve Ballmer, founder of USA Facts, talks during an interview in New York. Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is buying the Forum for $400 million, clearing the way for the billionaire to build a new arena down the street in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Ballmer to buy Forum, clearing way for new Clippers arena

By GREG BEACHAM - 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**

NBA’s Adam Silver seeking answers, which are in short supply

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, left, walks away from referee Ken Mauer during the first half of Game 5 of the team's second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ** FILE **

Kevin Durant among four Brooklyn Nets players with coronavirus

By Adam Zielonka and Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

A pedestrian passes an entrance to the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Thursday, March 12, 2020, after the NCAA's Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament was announced cancelled due to concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Durant among 4 Nets to test positive for new coronavirus

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press