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NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday the league found no red flags when it vetted Mark Walter to become principal governor of the Los Angeles Lakers, and he learned Walter planned to sell the team only when the buyers told him they had a handshake deal. Silver...

NEW YORK — NBA owners discussed ongoing negotiations with the EuroLeague during this week’s Board of Governors meetings, and commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday more NBA Europe announcements are coming over the next several weeks. Silver spoke after the board met Monday and Tuesday in New York. Deputy commissioner Mark...

NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday he would see it as a failure if the Portland Trail Blazers left Portland, and he offered the league office’s help as owner Tom Dundon negotiates with city and state officials over the Moda Center. Silver spoke after the NBA Board...

NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday the league’s system is working pretty well and defended the second apron after the Board of Governors met in New York, while calling the union’s new leadership very healthy for the next round of bargaining. David Kelly, the National Basketball Players...

NEW YORK — The LA Clippers penalties for salary cap circumvention are final, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday, and he sees every reason to believe governor Steve Ballmer will return as an owner in good standing after his one-year suspension. Silver spoke after the NBA Board of Governors met...

NEW YORK — The NBA has not yet hired a search firm to find the next WNBA commissioner, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday, 11 days after Cathy Engelbert announced she will retire at the end of the year. Silver spoke after the NBA Board of Governors met Monday and...

NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday the league could be ready to play in Seattle within five weeks if it had to, after owners spent more of this week’s Board of Governors meetings on Las Vegas. The board met Monday and Tuesday in New York. Silver said...

NEW YORK — Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont led a discussion among NBA owners about potential arena sites for a Las Vegas expansion team during the league’s Board of Governors meetings this week, commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday. Silver met with reporters in New York after the board convened Monday...

The Clippers are trading Kawhi Leonard to the Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, one first-round pick swap and two second-round picks.

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke coach Jon Scheyer is not leaving for the NBA. He said so Monday on the Glue Guys podcast, three months after the Dallas Mavericks pursued him during their coaching search and then hired Dusty May. The hosts raised reporting that the NBA had chased him over...