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FILE - In this a Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts to his shot the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Down in Disney, Milwaukee Bucks hope to finish the job this season

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressJuly 24, 2020

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)

Nets say 4 players test positive for new coronavirus

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressMarch 17, 2020

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie (8) drives to the basket past Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Dinwiddie has 32, Nets beat Celtics as Irving sits again

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressNovember 29, 2019

Houston Rockets' James Harden is photographed during NBA basketball media day Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

NBA referees aim to make traveling take a walk

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressOctober 1, 2019

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the expectation is Kevin Durant, pictured, won’t play this season, although the All-Star forward will have a say in determining when he’s ready.

Nets not planning for Kevin Durant to play this season

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressSeptember 24, 2019

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, looks up a replay as she faces Sofia Kenin, of the United States, in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Mason, Ohio. Osaka withdrew from the match with an injury. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

US OPEN ’19: Things feel better for Osaka back in New York

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressAugust 23, 2019

Serena Williams, pictured, and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it right in their very first match.

First-round fireworks: Serena, Sharapova to meet at US Open

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressAugust 22, 2019

FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo, Joe Tsai speaks to reporters during a news conference before a WNBA exhibition basketball game between the New York Liberty and China in New York. Tsai has agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center from Mikhail Prokhorov in deals that two people with knowledge of the details say are worth about 3.4 billion. Terms were not disclosed Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, but the people told The Associated Press that Tsai is paying about 2.35 for the Nets — a record for a U.S. pro sports franchise — and nearly 1 billion in a separate transaction for the arena. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

AP sources: Alibaba exec to buy Nets, arena for $3.4 billion

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressAugust 16, 2019

Duke's Zion Williamson, right, poses for photographs with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected by the New Orleans Pelicans as the first pick during the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Pelicans take Zion Williamson with No. 1 pick in NBA draft

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressJune 20, 2019June 20, 2019

Zion Williamson, a former Duke star, attends the NBA Draft media availability, Wednesday in New York. The draft will be held tonight.

Zion’s time: Williamson the center of attention at NBA draft

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressJune 19, 2019