Basketball

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Olympic basketball team general manager Rowan Barrett said Friday that Golden State is blocking Andrew Wiggins from competing in Paris, while the Warriors countered it was a mutual decision between the team and Wiggins.

TORONTO — Andrew Wiggins will not join the Canadian men's basketball team at training camp, a decision that was out of his hands.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are finalizing talks to trade high-scoring Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans for a package expected to include two first-round draft picks, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

TORONTO — Years before Jonathan Mogbo was drafted by the Toronto Raptors, he got used to stopping and posing for photos with local fans. Mogbo visited his childhood best friend Scottie Barnes in Toronto after Barnes was drafted to the Raptors.

The Toronto Raptors and point guard Immanuel Quickley intend to agree on a five-year contract that could be worth up to $175 million, a person with knowledge of the discussions said Friday.

Magic Johnson's love of basketball motivated him to save the Los Angeles Sparks from folding and also put him on the leading edge of what is now a growing WNBA trend.

The Dallas Mavericks are trading Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round draft picks to the Detroit Pistons for Quentin Grimes, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson's first stint as an NBA head coach ended with a sudden, strange separation in Brooklyn. He's hoping for a longer-lasting relationship in Cleveland.

ATLANTA (AP) — Zaccharie Risacher says he's not worried about the expectations that accompany being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft — even if that also includes the daunting task of following fellow French star Victor Wembanyama.

Cooper Flagg’s summer will include some time playing against the U.S. Olympic team.