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Toronto Police secure the scene where shots were fired during the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball championship parade in Toronto, Monday, June 17, 2019. (Andrew Lahodynskyj/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

Toronto police seek 4th person in Raptors rally shooting

By Rob Gillies - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2019, file photo, Texas forward Jaxson Hayes (10) dunks the ball over Iowa State guard Nick Weiler-Babb, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Ames, Iowa. Hayes needed only a year at Texas to put himself at the front of the class of big men in the NBA draft coming Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Texas’ Jaxson Hayes headlines list of big men in NBA draft

By AARON BEARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 24, 2019, file photo, Texas Tech's Jarrett Culver (23) shoots past Buffalo's Nick Perkins (33) during the second half of a second round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, in Tulsa, Okla. With the No. 5 and 26 picks in the NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers could be in position to select Texas Tech’s Jarrett Culver, Virginia forward De’Andre Hunter or Duke’s Cam Reddish. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

High 5: Cavaliers mulling options with 5th pick in NBA draft

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cheering fans are reflected in the sunglasses of Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard during the team's NBA basketball championship parade in Toronto, Monday, June 17, 2019. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

Leonard quiet on future as Raptors celebrate with parade

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Toronto police say 2 people shot and wounded at rally for NBA champion Raptors; 2 people arrested

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Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard, left to right, smokes a cigar holding his playoffs MVP trophy as he celebrates with performing artist Drake and his mother Kim Robertson during the 2019 Toronto Raptors NBA basketball championship parade in Toronto, Monday, June 17, 2019. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Police: 4 shot, 3 arrested at Raptors rally in Toronto

By ROB GILLIES and IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 17, 2019, file photo, Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives against Utah Jazz forward Royce O'Neale (23) during the first half of Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series in Houston. Giannis Antetokuonmpo may have helped his team win 60 games and earn the No. 1 seed in the NBA during the regular season. That’s just in the real world, though. In fantasy sports, James Harden was the biggest winner, registering the most points over the 2018-19 season to claim NBA Most Valuable Player honors from DraftKings. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

For fantasy sports players, Harden is the NBA MVP

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

LaMelo Ball, 17, signs with Australian team to prep for NBA

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In this Jan. 5, 2019, file photo, Duke's Zion Williamson (1) dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Clemson, in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils freshman is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday, June 20. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) **FILE**

Pelicans primed to draft Zion — and another top-5 prospect

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2008, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Lorenzen Wright poses at the team's NBA basketball media day in Independence, Ohio. Billy Ray Turner, charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright in 2010, pleaded guilty Monday, June 17, 2019 to a separate gun charge. Turner entered his plea in a Memphis court before the scheduled start of his trial on charges of possessing a weapon as a convicted felon.(AP Photo/Mark Duncan, file)

Man charged in Wright’s killing pleads guilty to gun charge

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Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, left, holds the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy as forward Kawhi Leonard holds his playoffs MVP trophy during the NBA basketball championship team's victory parade in Toronto, Monday, June 17, 2019. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Latest: Police: 4 shot at Raptors rally in Toronto

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Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) leaves after being injured as Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) talks to him during first-half basketball action in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto, Monday, June 10, 2019. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Kevin Durant injury turns NBA inside-out

By Deron Snyder

Ex-NBA player Anthony Grundy charged in fatal hit and run

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Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard, foreground, reaches for the ball in front of Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala during the first half of Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ** FILE **

With questions looming, Raptors start thinking about future

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Culver, Reddish top list of shooting guards in NBA draft

By AARON BEARD - Associated Press

In this July 7, 2017, file photo, LaVar Ball, father of Los Angeles Lakers' Lonzo Ball and UCLA player LiAngelo Ball, watches the Lakers play the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA summer league basketball game, in Las Vegas. President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday, Nov. 19, that he should have left three UCLA basketball players, including LiAngelo Ball, accused of shoplifting in China in jail after LaVar Ball minimized Trump’s involvement in winning the players’ release during an interview Saturday, Nov. 18, with ESPN. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

LaVar Ball says Lakers will never win another title after trading away Lonzo

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Friday Sports in Brief

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Thursday’s Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard, foreground, reaches for the ball in front of Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala during the first half of Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ** FILE **

Draft, free agency … and lots of questions await the NBA

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Fans celebrate in Jurassic Park outside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada celebrates after Raptors win first NBA championship

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