Basketball

Gregg Popovich understood the world. That goes back long before the basketball world knew who he was. It probably can be traced to at least Popovich's time at the U.S.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Donovan Mitchell hasn’t allowed himself to enjoy leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tuomas Iisalo, who was appointed interim coach of the Memphis Grizzlies in the waning days of the regular season, was given the full-time job on Friday and becomes the first Finnish-born coach in the NBA.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said guard Jrue Holiday remains day-to-day with a strained hamstring and gave no indication whether he would be available for Game 1 of the second-round playoff series on Monday against the New York Kni

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has grown accustomed to the postgame meetings with his dad. He also understands why those won't be in person anytime soon.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James sprained a ligament in his left knee during the Los Angeles Lakers' final playoff game, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press.

Doug Christie's first opportunity as an NBA coach was a bit of a roller coaster.

DENVER (AP) — When David Adelman took over the Denver Nuggets following the shocking dismissal of Michael Malone on the eve of the NBA playoffs, he engineered a full-court press, so to speak, to close out the regular season.

Mitch Johnson never expected to be coach of the San Antonio Spurs, not even on an interim basis. It's his team going forward.

Some of the key moments in the career of San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, who stepped down as coach Friday: Dec.