Basketball

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio businessman Roland Ramirez predicted the outcome of the NBA draft lottery months before Commissioner Adam Silver announced the Spurs had won the No. 1 pick.

MÉRIDA, Mexico — Cearah Parchment scored 16 points and teammate Deniya Prawl added 11 as Canada dunked host Mexico 71-44 on Saturday to advance to the women's U16 Americas basketball championship semifinals.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The timing of Michael Jordan’s decision to sell his majority ownership stake in the Charlotte Hornets has left the organization in flux, with several looming key personnel decisions. The Hornets have the No.

The Memphis Grizzlies put their future and title hopes in the hands of Ja Morant. With Morant suspended, so are the franchise's championship plans. The NBA has sidelined Morant for the first 25 games of the upcoming season.

PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama wasn't the only young French prospect turning heads overseas. Granted, fans would have had to look much farther to find Rayan Rupert, who played for the New Zealand Breakers.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are promoting within to replace general manager Bob Myers, naming Mike Dunleavy Jr. as their new GM on Friday ahead of next week's draft.

This is not a defense of Ja Morant, whose erratic behavior certainly seems worthy of a lengthy suspension.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, the franchise announced Friday, leaving the 30-team NBA without any Black majority ownership.

Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended 25 games by the NBA — his second ban in four months — and Commissioner Adam Silver made clear Friday the star must stop his “alarming” habit of flashing guns on social media.

Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension on Friday is among the longest the NBA has handed out for behavior on or off the court.