Basketball

TORONTO — As far as legacies go, it's a complicated one for Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors. That won't stop Canada's lone NBA team from honouring the player who put the franchise on the map. The Raptors will retire Carter's No. 15 on Nov.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz picked up the fifth-year option on coach Will Hardy’s contract on Friday. Hardy originally signed a four-year deal with the Jazz in 2022 that included a team option for a fifth season.

TORONTO — NBA Hall of Famer Vince Carter has had a complicated history with the Toronto Raptors, starting as the superstar who put the team on the map before becoming public enemy No. 1 and then finally mending fences with the team post-retirement.

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Raptors rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter won’t be on the court in his first NBA training camp because of a sprained right shoulder, the team said Friday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that guard Ja’Kobe Walter will not participate in on-court activities at the NBA team's upcoming training camp in Montreal after sustaining a shoulder injury.

Joe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith who went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before becoming a coach, died unexpectedly Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks announced.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After missing the playoffs for just the second time in more than a decade with a healthy Stephen Curry, a Golden State Warriors team never shy about making splashy additions might have been expected to pull off something big in t

DENVER (AP) — A couple of things gleaned from Thursday's media day for the Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic can grow a first-rate beard/goatee, Jamal Murray has aspirations to be an MMA fighter and Aaron Gordon held one impressive yard sale this summer a

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jahmi'us Ramsey, the team announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ramsey averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 17.3 minutes in seven games with Toronto last season.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Junior Bridgeman played for the Milwaukee Bucks long enough to retire as the team leader in games played and performed well enough that his jersey hangs from the Fiserv Forum rafters.