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FILE - Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) looks to pass as he is defended by Washington Wizards guard Gary Payton II (20) during an NBA basketball game, in a Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 file photo, in Washington. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is committing 1.5 million to supplement the income of WNBA players who choose not to play this season. The funds will come from the KAI Empowerment Initiative that Irving launched Monday, July 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file)

Kyrie Irving commits $1.5 million for WNBA players skipping season

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photom, Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum (0) walks on the court during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Boston. Before the pandemic forced the NBA to pause its season, the Celtics were a team eager to figure out what they could be. It also remains to be seen whether fellow All-Star Jayson Tatum will be able to play at the high level he was before the season was suspended.(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressJuly 24, 2020July 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, 2020March 17, 2020

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2018. file photo, Team Stephen center Joel Embiid, left, of the Philadelphia 76ers. leaps for the tipoff won by Team LeBron forward Anthony Davis, of the New Orleans Pelicans, during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Los Angeles. The NBA has changed the format of its All-Star Game and basketball purists are skeptical. The betting industry is curious. The changes could spark more in-game betting, which is popular in Europe but not as much in the U.S. Or, perhaps bettors will sit this one out, unsure of what to expect. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

Place your bet: New NBA All-Star format could attract action

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressFebruary 13, 2020

FILE - In this June 18, 1996, file photo, Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan, left, receives the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player trophy from Commissioner David Stern during a ceremony in Chicago. David Stern, who spent 30 years as the NBA's longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global power, has died on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 77. (AP Photo/Charles Bennett, File)

Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at 77

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressJanuary 1, 2020

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving, center, jokes with forward Kevin Durant, left, during a first-half timeout against the Boston Celtics, Friday in New York.

Dinwiddie has 32, Nets beat Celtics as Irving sits again

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressNovember 29, 2019November 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, 2019October 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, 2019September 24, 2019

Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts after defeating Serena Williams, of the United States, in the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Canada’s champ: US Open winner Andreescu has a big future

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressSeptember 8, 2019

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns a shot against Sofia Kenin, of the United States, during a quarterfinal match of the Western & Southern Open on Aug. 16 in Mason, Ohio.

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

by Brian Mahoney Associated PressAugust 23, 2019August 23, 2019