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FILE - In this May 21, 2013, file photo, then-Toronto Raptors president Bryan Colangelo, now the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, represents his team during the NBA basketball draft lottery, in New York. The Philadelphia 76ers, after finishing with the worst record in the NBA, have the best odds to land the No. 1 pick and could add another in the top five if the pingpong balls bounce their way in Tuesday's draft lottery. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

After lots of losing, 76ers hope to win big in NBA lottery

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressMay 16, 2016

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 file photo, New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis stands behind Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Anthony Davis can't play. Chris Paul doesn't want to. Three months before the Olympics, the U.S. men's basketball team has already been losing players. Not just any players, but some of the best in the sport.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

US basketball losing players, not sleep as Rio nears

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressMay 11, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2015 file photo, Minnesota Lynx's Renee Montgomery holds out her arms in the first half of Game 4 of the WNBA Finals basketball series against the Indiana Fever, in Indianapolis. The NBA will begin selling jersey sponsorships in 2017-18, becoming the first major North American sport to put partners' logos on players' uniforms. The three-year trial was approved Friday, April 15, 2016, by NBA owners and will take effect when the league's contract with Nike begins. WNBA teams already have logos. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

NBA to begin selling jersey sponsorships in 2017-18

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressApril 15, 2016