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Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) taking a shot during the third quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) taking a shot during the third quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Toronto Raptors center Chris Boucher (25) putting up a shot during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Toronto Raptors forward Ochai Agbaji (30) putting the ball up during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) watching a loose ball during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) taking a shot during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) handing the ball over to the referee during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Toronto Raptors guard Scottie Barnes (4) taking a shot over the outstretched arms of Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) driving towards the hoop during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) looking up for a rebound during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Washington Wizards forward Bilal Coulibaly (0) coming down with the rebound during the first quarter of a preseason NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., October 11, 2024. (Photo for Washington Times Sports)

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Astro Doughnuts shows off their fried chicken sandwiches at Capital One Arena's annual media day ahead of the 2024-25 NHL and NBA season. (Liam Griffin/The Washington Times)

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Taylor (left) and Tyler (right) Frost parlayed their love of the "NBA 2K" video game into a pair of national championships for Eastern High School in Washington, D.C. The pair posed for this photo at a mural near their high school. (Photo by John Reggy)

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In this photo taken by LAUREL Photo Services on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, an esports competitor takes part in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Four years and two national championships, multiple college scholarship offers and a couple of potential careers later, single mom Sherry Williams is more open-minded about the hours her boys — Taylor and Tyler Frost — spend playing “NBA 2K.” (David Aliaga/LAUREL Photo Services via AP)