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The Latest: AP source: Spurs add rim protector in Dedmon

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 10:13 p.m. ET

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A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Dewayne Dedmon has agreed to terms on a two-year, $6 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. Dedmon is a 26-year-old, 7-foot center who spent the last two-plus seasons in Orlando.

He gives the Spurs another rim protector and defensive presence off the bench. He also serves as some insurance should longtime franchise centerpiece Tim Duncan retire.

Dedmon has also played for Golden State and Philadelphia in his young career.

Yahoo Sports first reported the agreement.

- AP Basketball Writer Jon Krawczynski in Minneapolis

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11:30 a.m.

Ayesha Curry says she ''didn't think about the ramifications'' when she called the NBA rigged on Twitter after husband Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Curry tells People magazine she regrets the ways she voiced how hurt she was and didn't mean to offend anyone. She says what she wrote isn't what she thinks about what her husband does for a living.

Stephen Curry tells the magazine he knows where his wife was coming from and adds that he's advised her to ignore what people say, because ''you're not going to win any battles on Twitter.''

Ayesha Curry is a popular social media personality, with 3.7 million followers on Instagram and 637,000 on Twitter.

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11 a.m.

The Mavericks have completed a trade with Golden State for center Andrew Bogut, and each team will get a future second-round draft pick in the deal.

The deal announced Thursday was reached earlier this week, not long after the Warriors got a commitment from Kevin Durant and needed to clear space under the salary cap to sign the four-time NBA scoring champion from Oklahoma City.

The 7-foot Bogut has averaged 10.3 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 644 games over an 11-year career. He made the NBA's All-Defensive second team when the Warriors won their first title in 40 years in 2015.

Bogut was the first Australian taken No. 1 overall, in 2005 by Milwaukee.

Dallas also signed forward Harrison Barnes from the Warriors, who had to renounce the rights to the restricted free agent to clear cap room for Durant.

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9:15 a.m.

Dwyane Wade says his decision to leave the Miami Heat for the Chicago Bulls was still ''surreal'' Thursday morning, when he appeared as the guest-host of ''Live with Kelly'' alongside Kelly Ripa.

Wade made the appearance in New York. He accepted the invitation to guest-host Thursday's show weeks ago.

Wade decided Wednesday night to accept a two-year contract offer from the Bulls and return to his hometown. He thanked Heat fans in his opening remarks on the show, says he hadn't slept in days while deliberating and even lost 5 to 10 pounds because he hadn't been able to eat.

Wade says he would consider doing some on-screen work after his playing career ends, telling The Associated Press that was one of the reasons he accepted the hosting chance.

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6:10 a.m.

Time's up for the old NBA shot clock.

The league will debut a new timing system and shot clock this week in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, which will then be integrated into all 29 arenas for the 2016-17 season.

The league says Thursday the new clock will feature the game clocks, 24-second and timeout, the first time they have all been in one piece of hardware.

Developed by Swiss watchmaker Tissot, the league's official timekeeper, the timing system will allow for clearer footage to assist referees and the Replay Center, and provides a benefit to some fans. The clock's LED glass is nearly transparent when in use, giving fans behind the baskets a view to the court that was previously obstructed.

The NBA introduced the shot clock for the 1954-55 season and it has been positioned on top of the backboard since 1977.