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The City of Inglewood holds a special session city council meeting, Thursday June 15, 2017 in Inglewood, Calif. The Inglewood City Council unanimously approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday that could lead to the construction of an arena for the NBA team across the street from the future home of the NFL's Chargers and Rams.(Robert Casillas/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)
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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, left, and Shaun Livingston speak with reporters during a news conference Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. The Warriors won the NBA championship over the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier in the week.. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant smiles during an NBA basketball news conference on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry sits on an exercise bike prior to an NBA basketball news conference on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman, right, is seen in a security queue at Beijing's International Airport's terminal 2 on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Beijing, China. North Korea is expecting another visit by former NBA bad boy Rodman on Tuesday in what would be his first to the country since President Donald Trump took office. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. North Korea is expecting another visit by former NBA bad boy Rodman on Tuesday in what would be his first to the country since President Donald Trump took office. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Donald T. Sterling was the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers from 1981 to 2014. In April 2014, Sterling was banned from the NBA for life and fined $2.5 million by the league after private recordings of him making racist comments were made public. In May, Sterling's wife Shelly reached an agreement for the Sterling Family Trust to sell the Clippers for $2 billion to Steve Ballmer, which Sterling contested in court. The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Clippers to Ballmer on August 12, 2014. Sterling settled his lawsuit against the NBA in November 2016
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Mark Cuban is a businessman, investor, author, television personality, and philanthropist. He is the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, co-owner of 2929 Entertainment and chairman of the AXS TV. He is also one of the main "shark" investors on the ABC reality television series, Shark Tank. Cuban has been fined by the NBA, mostly for critical statements about the league and referees, at least $1.665 million for 13 incidents.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' J.R. Smith, right, works for a rebound against Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) during the second half in Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)
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Former NBA player and current television analyst Charles Barkley, left, jokes with hockey greats Wayne Gretzky, right, and Paul Coffey, center, during a news conference before Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday, June 5, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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FILE - In this June 1, 2017, file photo, Golden State Warriors interim head coach Mike Brown smiles during a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Oakland, Calif. The Warriors well-liked top assistant, whose first stint as a head coach was to nurture a young LeBron James, is heading to Cleveland, the city that shaped him more personally and professionally than any other.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving answers questions after Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue answers questions during a press conference after Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant answers questions after Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green, center, dunks against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half in Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry answers questions after Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Golden State Warriors interim head coach Mike Brown answers questions during a press conference after Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Singer Rihanna, right, watches as Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, left, runs past during the second half in Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James answers questions after Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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FILE - In this June 6, 1984, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Boston Celtics Larry Bird face off during an NBA playoff game in Los Angeles. By the time the Los Angeles Lakers met the Boston Celtics for the third time in the NBA Finals in the 1980s, defensive stopper Michael Cooper had enough with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and the rest of the Celtics. It’s the rivalry against which all others are measured, the one essentially responsible for the modern NBA evolving from a fringe sport that put its championship series on tape delay to a global sensation built around the most recognizable athletes in American sports. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
