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The Golden State Warriors celebrate after receiving their championship rings after an awards ceremony to recognize the team's NBA championship prior to a basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ** FILE **

Warriors get first-ever reversible championship rings

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley (6) drives between Detroit Pistons guards Ish Smith (14) and Reggie Jackson (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Casey wins debut with Pistons, 103-100 over Nets

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

NBA rosters have international players from 42 countries

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WNBA All-Star Toliver hired by NBA’s Wizards as assistant

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K-State to hold memorial for basketball pioneer Winter

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In this Sept. 17, 2017 photo, Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen waves as he is honored for his 20 years of team ownership before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Seattle. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Future of Paul Allen’s sports holdings remains unclear

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 file photo, Sacramento Kings guard Vince Carter, left, jokes with Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone after putting the ball in play in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Denver. Vince Carter almost feels like a rookie when this time of year rolls around. Never mind the specks of gray in his beard, all the wear and tear on his body, the resume that shows he entered the NBA the same year teammate Trae Young was born. The league's oldest player, Carter who will turn 42 in January is back for his 21st season. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Vinsanity grinds into a 21st season, rare company in the NBA

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots next to Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game, in Las Vegas. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will be at Oracle Arena on Tuesday night, handing the Golden State Warriors what will be their third set of championship rings from the last four seasons. A banner will be displayed. Highlights will be shown. And then the Warriors will have to start all over again.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Warriors prepare for bittersweet arena move across the bay

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2017 file photo Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving, left, and Gordon Hayward look on from the bench during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Boston. Last season hopes were high for the Celtics in the preseason with a new-look roster that included Irving and Hayward. Five minutes into the season opener everything changed with Hayward’s gruesome leg injury. It happened again late in the season with Irving was lost to knee surgery. With both back and healthy, Boston is embracing being called the presumptive favorites in the Eastern Conference. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, file)

76ers-Celtics, Thunder-Warriors kickoff NBA season: what time, channel, what you need to know

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE--In this June 18, 1997, file p photo, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen joins in with the band and plays electric guitar at an election night victory party in the early morning hours in Seattle. Allen, billionaire owner of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks and Microsoft co-founder, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 at age 65. Earlier this month Allen said the cancer he was treated for in 2009, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, had returned (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

Paul Allen’s passions: Rock n’ roll, sports and philanthropy

By PHUONG LE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) grabs a rebound over Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap (4) during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in San Diego. The NBA's 73rd season starts Tuesday night, beginning a year where LeBron James will play for the Los Angeles Lakers. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

As NBA season opens, is it Warriors-Celtics when it ends?

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Seattle Storm forward Natasha Howard (6) defends as Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver (20) drives to the basket during the first half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball finals, Wednesday, Sept. 18 2018, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kristi Toliver officially named as Wizards assistant coach

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Bucks acquire Meeks from Wizards, teams swap 2nd-rounders

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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2014 file photo, Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen celebrates after the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Denver Broncos in East Rutherford, N.J. The Seahawks won 43-8. Allen, billionaire owner of the Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks and Microsoft co-founder, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 at age 65. Earlier this month Allen said the cancer he was treated for in 2009, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, had returned. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Paul Allen was major part of sports landscape in Northwest

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will receive his third NBA title ring in four seasons when the league kicks off its season on Tuesday night. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Warriors face familiar challenges as new season begins

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks to members of the media during an NCAA college basketball media day press conference in Durham, N.C., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Krzyzewski, Duke reload with another strong freshman class

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James looks on during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Los Angeles. The only certainty in the NBA this season is that James won't win the East _ ending an eight-year run of that, four in Miami and four in Cleveland.(AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo, File)

NBA Preview: It’s the Warriors, and then everyone else

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2018 file photo, New Orleans Pelicans' head coach Alvin Gentry calls out to his team during the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago. &quot;You've got to take it and use it as best you can,&quot; said Gentry, who said he resisted using some data that he was presented several years ago when he coached in Phoenix, and wound up taking that Suns team to the Western Conference finals. &quot;But at the end of the day, I think the instincts that you have as a coach become just as important, really.&quot;(AP Photo/Jim Young, File)

Looking for an edge: Teams trying to turn data into wins

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, file photo, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) drives to the basket against Beijing Ducks forward Duan Jiangpeng (11) during the second half of an NBA exhibition basketball game in Dallas. Doncic has help from plenty of angles as a teenager transitioning from European ball to the NBA with the Mavericks. (AP Photo/Cooper Neill, File)

Luka Doncic gives Mavs hope of transition to next Euro star

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

Joel Embiod of the Philadelphia 76ers, third left, controls the ball away from Salah Mejri of Dallas Mavericks, third right, during the Shenzhen basketball match between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Maverick, part of the NBA China Games, in Shenzhen city, south China's Guangdong province, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

‘Our fans are everywhere’: NBA still growing internationally

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press