Basketball

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has a message to those Dallas Mavericks fans who are still angry, two weeks later: He feels your pain.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Damian Lillard's native Oakland hardly resembles the thriving sports city he has so cherished since his youth. Three major professional sports franchises, all gone in recent years.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kusame Draper had 22 points and 15 rebounds to help Tuskegee University beat Morehouse College 68-55 in the HBCU Classic on Saturday.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — This will be an actual All-Star matchup. On one side, there's a team with 86 combined All-Star selections, $2.

Twenty-five years ago Vince Carter dominated the NBA's Slam Dunk competition, inspiring a new generation of Canadian basketball players.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Congratulations, Team C. You've won the Rising Stars competition.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rome Flynn scored 22 points, leading Team Bonds to a 66-55 over Team Rice in the All-Star celebrity game on Friday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — There are parties on Stephen and Ayesha Curry's calendars this weekend. There will be celebrations, brunches, dinners, all that stuff.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are one step closer to going into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If all goes well, they might get in twice.