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Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, center, limps off the court during the second half of Game 5 of the team's second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Warriors’ Durant likely out for Games 1 and 2 vs Blazers

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, right, drives past Denver Nuggets forward Mason Plumlee in the first half of Game 7 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Leyba)

McCollum leads Blazers past Nuggets 100-96

By Arnie Stapleton - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 8, 2019 file photo, Devon Erickson, an accused STEM School shooter, appears at the Douglas County Courthouse in Castle Rock, Colo. Erickson and another suspect in the suburban Denver school shooting are due back in court as prosecutors file charges in the violent attack that killed a student and wounded multiple others. Prosecutors also are expected to decide Friday, May 10, whether to charge the younger suspect, Maya McKinney, 16, as an adult. (Joe Amon/The Denver Post via AP, Pool, File)

Hearing in Colorado school shooting put off until next week

By P. SOLOMON BANDA and KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, left, shoots over Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris, center, and center Nikola Jokic, right, during the second half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Thursday, May 9, 2019, in Portland, Ore. The Trail Blazers won 119-108. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

Blazers force Game 7 with 119-108 victory over Denver

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 8, 2019 file photo, Devon Erickson, an accused STEM School shooter, appears at the Douglas County Courthouse in Castle Rock, Colo. Erickson and another suspect in the suburban Denver school shooting are due back in court as prosecutors file charges in the violent attack that killed a student and wounded multiple others. Prosecutors also are expected to decide Friday, May 10, whether to charge the younger suspect, Maya McKinney, 16, as an adult. (Joe Amon/The Denver Post via AP, Pool, File)

The Latest: Dispute meant no officer at school during attack

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Students and other attendees walk out of a community vigil to honor the victims and survivors of yesterday's fatal shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch, late Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Latest: Official: Security guard fired gun in shooting

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In Denver, residents voted in favor of a ballot initiative that would decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, making it the first in the U.S. to do so. Campaigns in California and Oregon are underway too. And in Iowa, a lawmaker is trying to remove it from the list of controlled substances. (Associated Press)

Denver approves initiative to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

A vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market in Los Angeles on Monday, May 6, 2019. Voters decide this week whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in &quot;magic mushrooms.&quot; (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Denver is 1st US city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

A voter fills out her ballot at the Denver Elections Division Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Denver. Voters could make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive substance in &quot;magic mushrooms&quot; if the measure passes. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver decriminalizes psilocybin, ‘magic mushrooms’ psychoactive ingredient

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RETRANSMIT WITH ALTERNATE CROP Officials guide students off a bus and into a recreation center where they were reunited with their parents after a shooting at a suburban Denver middle school Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Latest: Hundreds gather for school shooting vigil

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A vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market in Los Angeles on Monday, May 6, 2019. Voters decide this week whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in &quot;magic mushrooms.&quot; (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

The Latest: Denver ‘magic mushroom’ initiative is losing

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Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap, right, looks to shoot the ball as Portland Trail Blazers forward Maurice Harkless defends in the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Millsap, Jokic spark Nuggets’ blowout of Blazers

By Arnie Stapleton - Associated Press

A vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market in Los Angeles on Monday, May 6, 2019. Voters decide this week whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in &quot;magic mushrooms.&quot; (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Denver ‘magic mushroom’ measure appears headed for defeat

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

Police and others are seen outside STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter middle school in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch, Colo., after a shooting Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Authorities said several people were injured and a few suspects were in custody. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Highlands Ranch, Colorado school shooting reported

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Armed police officers and others are seen outside STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter middle school in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch, Colo., after a shooting Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Authorities said several people were injured and a few suspects were in custody. (Courtney Harper via AP)

The Latest: Colorado school closes for week after shooting

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Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, right, defends against Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) during the second half in Game 2 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) **FILE**

Warriors-Rockets has championship feel

By Deron Snyder

Taylor Tongate, of Monterey, Calif., holds flyers at an intersection in downtown Denver on Monday, May 6, 2019, as he urges voters to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in "magic mushrooms." Voters will decide Tuesday whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the drug. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Psilocybin mushroom decriminalization on ballot in Denver

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic grimaces as he walks off the court against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Portland, Ore. The Nuggets won 116-112. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

Game 5s await for Nuggets-Blazers, Raptors-76ers

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Chris Olson holds a sign near a busy intersection in downtown Denver on Monday, May 6, 2019, urging voters to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in &quot;magic mushrooms.&quot; Voters will decide Tuesday whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the drug. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Denver voters to decide legalizing ‘magic mushrooms’

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

With temperatures barely in the teens, a homeless individual is bundled in blankets while sleeping on the sidewalk early Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Initiative 300 voters to decide whether to allow homeless to live in public places

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times