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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2016, file photo, basketball Hall of Fame inductee Shaquille O'Neal speaks during induction ceremonies in Springfield, Mass. O'Neal said on the March 20, 2017, edition of his podcast that he believes the world is flat. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Shaq latest in the NBA community to join flat-Earth belief

Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle gestures in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

It’s been a season of coaching stability, rare for the NBA

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James watches from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Silver tells NBA team owners to take note of rest issue

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Jason Smith (14) drives against Atlanta Hawks forward Kris Humphries during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Atlanta. Washington won 112-86. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Wizards’ Jason Smith has become a reliable wild card

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) is fouled as he drives between Sacramento Kings forward Skal Labissiere, rear, and forward Anthony Tolliver, right, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Saturday, March 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Westbrook leads Thunder past Kings without triple-double

By MURRAY EVANS - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson celebrates a score against the Orlando Magic during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Thompson scores 21 in 1st, Warriors roll past Magic 122-92

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks with a game official during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

Amid Heat turnaround, Spoelstra drawing Daly comparisons

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley reacts during the team's NCAA college basketball game against Cincinnati in Uncasville, Conn. Hurley's last visit to California's capitol city came in 1993, when big brother Bobby--the former Duke star and then-NBA rookie with the Sacramento Kings--fought for his life after a frightening car accident that the entire basketball family knows could have been fatal. Bobby Hurley was lucky. He knows it. His brother knows it. Now, the Hurleys will reconvene in Northern California in far more happy times: Dan Hurley’s Rhode Island team is playing in the NCAA tournament on Friday against Creighton in the Midwest Regional. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

For Dan Hurley, NCAA trip brings memories of brother’s wreck

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Season snapshots: Fultz’s 1 rocky year of Washington stardom

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, file photo, Central Michigan guard Marcus Keene talks to a teammate on the bench during an NCAA college basketball game against Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press the nation's leading scorer, Keene, is entering the NBA Draft. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

AP Source: Central Michigan’s Keene entering NBA draft

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins, left, bumps into Golden State Warriors' Andre Iguodala as he drives during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 10, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Iguodala fined $10K for ‘inappropriate’ postgame comments

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, March 5, 2017, file photo, Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan (50) celebrates with forward Vincent Edwards (12) after scoring a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. When NBA scouts critiqued Caleb Swanigan’s weaknesses last spring, he got right to work. Swanigan committed himself to workout program that was designed to improve is body, extend his shooting range and become a better all-around player. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Swanigan poised to help Purdue make deep NCAA Tourney run

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, front right, works between Minnesota Timberwolves' Nemanja Bjelica, left, of Serbia, and Gorgui Dieng, of Senegal, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 10, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Marathon to a sprint: NBA regular season enters final month

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks' Devin Harris (34) and Harrison Barnes, right, combine to strip the ball away from Brooklyn Nets' Randy Foye (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Friday, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Nowitzki, sluggish Mavs put away Nets 105-96 after 30K night

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

Magic Johnson, left, listens as Rob Pelinka talks during a news conference introducing him as the new general manager for the Los Angeles Lakers, in El Segundo, Calif., Friday, March 10, 2017. The Lakers introduced Pelinka, Kobe Bryant's longtime agent, as their new general manager. Pelinka will work with Johnson to rebuild the 16-time NBA champions from the worst four-year stretch in team history. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

GM Pelinka: Lakers will be ‘greatest sports franchise’ again

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

In this Feb. 18, 2017, photo, Washington's Markelle Fultz brings the ball upcourt against Arizona during an NCAA college basketball game in Seattle. Fultz was selected to the AP All-Pac-12 Conference first team, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) **FILE**

Washington star freshman Markelle Fultz declares for draft

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2016, file photo, Michigan State's Miles Bridges, right, talks with coach Tom Izzo during an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi Valley State, in East Lansing, Mich. Bridges was running with a crowd that sat in the back of class, wearing head phones and ignoring teachers at Flint Southwestern. After moving away to mature as a person and player at a prep school in West Virginia, he has become one of the nation's top freshmen at Michigan State. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Bridges left Flint and might leave Michigan State for NBA

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley (3) and Washington Wizards guard Brandon Jennings (7) get into an altercation in the second quarter during an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Wizards shoot 53 free throws, beat Suns in ‘strange’ game

By BOB BAUM - Associated Press

Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, right, dunks as Boston Celtics forward Amir Johnson defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Crawford’s hot stretch helps Clippers beat Celtics 116-102

By TIM LIOTTA - Associated Press