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Houston Rockets guard James Harden, right, and forward Luc Mbah a Moute vie for a loose ball during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Rockets rout Warriors 127-105 to tie series at 1-all

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James recoils after colliding with Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, out of picture, in front of Celtics guard Terry Rozier, left, during the first half in Game 2 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals, Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Harden, James, Davis finalists for NBA MVP award

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Phoenix Suns win NBA draft lottery, will have No. 1 overall pick next month

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In this Monday, May 14, 2018 photo, people make bets in the sports book at the South Point hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting, the race is on to see who will referee the multi-billion-dollar business expected to emerge from the decision. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

Pro leagues seek referee for multi-billion-dollar sports gambling business

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov speaks to the media Monday, May 14, 2018, in Phoenix. Kokoskov will oversee a vastly improved team after they compiled the worst record in the NBA last season. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Welcome, rookies: Kokoskov, Pierce getting their 1st shots

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson reacts after the team won the first pick of the 2018 NBA Draft during the NBA basketball draft lottery Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Suns win NBA draft lottery, right to pick No. 1 next month

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2014 file photo then-Miami Heat basketball players Ray Allen, left, and LeBron James look out into the crowd after a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington where President Barack Obama honored the Miami Heat 2013 NBA Champion basketball team. Two-time NBA champion Ray Allen has enjoyed watching his former teammate LeBron James power Cleveland through the playoffs this 2018 spring. Allen said Monday, May 14, 2018 James is leading the way as he has throughout his career. Allen won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics and he teamed with James to win another with the Miami Heat. Allen is part of the newest group of inductees to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. He played his high school ball in Dalzell, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

Ray Allen says LeBron James doing what he does in playoffs

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov speaks to the media Monday, May 14, 2018, in Phoenix. Kokoskov will oversee a vastly improved team after they compiled the worst record in the NBA last season. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Igor Kokoskov takes aim at resurrecting Suns franchise

By BOB BAUM - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns new head coach Igor Kokoskov, right, arrives with general manager Ryan McDonough to speak to the media Monday, May 14, 2018, in Phoenix. Kokoskov will oversee a vastly improved team after they compiled the worst record in the NBA last season. (AP Photo/Matt York)

NBA teams look to the future with draft lottery, combine

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Lloyd Pierce smiles as the Atlanta Hawks introduce him as a full-time coach on Monday, May 14, 2018, in Atlanta. Pierce joins the Hawks after spending the past five seasons as an assistant coach with the 76ers. He also spent time with the Cavaliers, Warriors and Grizzlies organizations. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

New Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce says defense is ‘who I am’

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Signs for Monmouth Park are displayed in a bar at the racetrack in Oceanport, N.J., Monday, May 14, 2018. The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A look at where legal sports betting is headed in the US

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

Creighton’s Khyri Thomas hiring agent, staying in NBA draft

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, left, and center Kevin Love, right, watch from the bench during the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics, Sunday, May 13, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

LeBron has ‘zero’ concern after Cavs’ lopsided Game 1 loss

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in a Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni reacts to a call during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. At right, in a March 14, 2018, file photo, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Oakland, Calif. The series that everyone in the NBA apparently wanted to see is about to happen. (AP Photo/File)

Top-seed Houston hosts Warriors to start conference finals

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2008, file photo, Phoenix Suns' Shaquille O'Neal, center, holds up his new basketball jersey as he is flanked by Suns general manager Steve Kerr, left, and coach Mike D'Antoni at a news conference in Phoenix. Kerr praises D'Antoni for influencing the way NBA teams now play offense: the pace, the importance of precise ball movement, going small without a traditional center and shooting at will from way back. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)http://epix.ap.org/#

Rockets’ Mike D’Antoni, king of the 3, draws singular praise

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

NBA Conference Finals preview capsules

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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives against Boston Celtics' Marcus Morris (13) during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston. They both took winding paths to get here, but the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are back in the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight season. LeBron James is looking to join an elite list of players to appear in eight consecutive NBA finals. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Cavs, Celtics ready for Eastern Conference finals rematch

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 29, 2018 file photo Cleveland Cavaliers' George Hill reacts in the second half of Game 7 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers in Cleveland. Hill had a good reason to miss practice _ he graduated. While his teammates were getting in a last workout before facing Boston in the Eastern Conference finals, Hill received his degree from IUPUI. Hill was one of two student speakers at the commencement ceremony. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Point grad: Cavs’ Hill receives diploma during NBA playoffs

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, Khloe Kardashian participates in the panel for &quot;Kocktails with Khloe&quot; at the FYI 2016 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif. Kardashian has debuted baby True on Instagram with a video snippet wishing her chubby-cheeked daughter a happy first month. The tiny reveal, complete with a flower filter, came Saturday, May 12, 2018 as allegations swirl that the reality star's NBA boyfriend, Tristan Thompson, cheated on her while she was pregnant. The two have been spotted out regularly since True was born April 12. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Happy 1 month, True: Khloe Kardashian debuts her baby

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