Published on June 03, 2019 at 05:41AM by
TORONTO (AP) — The Latest from Sunday's Game 2 of the NBA Finals (all times local):
8:10 p.m.
Game 2 has tipped off with a change to the Golden State lineup.
DeMarcus Cousins is in the starting lineup at center after coming off the bench in his return from a torn left quadriceps in Game 1.
The Warriors went with Jordan Bell as the starter in the opener, while Cousins played just eight minutes off the bench. Coach Steve Kerr wasn't sure how long Cousins could go in that game after he missed the last 14 games.
But Cousins is back among the first five after starting all 30 games he played in during the regular season.
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7:45 p.m.
The 44th President of the United States —and noted basketball fan— has arrived for Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
Barack Obama walked through a back hallway of the Scotiabank Arena about a half-hour before tip-off of the second game in the title series between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr, who wore a T-shirt before the game with a message to encouraging voting, says he wasn't aware of Obama's attendance until shortly before he arrived. The coach says Obama's presence made him think of the Warriors' first time visiting the White House after their championship in 2015.
Kerr says, "that was quite a thrill to visit there and have the whole team there. It's a treat to experience that."
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6:40 p.m.
Frank Layden is this year's winner of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association.
Layden coached the Utah Jazz for parts of eight seasons, winning coach of the year in 1984 — the same year that he also won executive of the year and the league's citizenship award.
The 87-year-old Layden says he is...
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