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FILE - Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) runs the court against the Memphis Grizzlies during an NBA summer league basketball game Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, will miss the 2022-23 season because of a right foot injury, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Swinger, File)

Thunder No. 2 pick Holmgren to miss season with foot injury

By Cliff Brunt - Associated Press

Vanessa Bryant, center, the widow of Kobe Bryant, leaves a federal courthouse in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Kobe Bryant's widow is taking her lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments to a federal jury, seeking compensation for photos deputies shared of the remains of the NBA star, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash in 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million in trial over Kobe Bryant crash photos

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, talks with former NBA player Dennis Rodman, right, as they watch an exhibition basketball game at an indoor stadium in Pyongyang on Jan. 8, 2014. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Dennis Rodman’s diplomacy

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In a wide array of colors, the original models of the shoe that Michael Jordan wore in the NBA in 1985 sit in a row at a shoe collectors' show at Niketown in Denver on Friday, Feb. 18, 2005. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Passion and purpose meet in the sneaker resale market

By Thom Loverro

Stephen Curry and Damion Lee, right, ride in the Golden State Warriors NBA championship parade in San Francisco, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) **FILE**

NBA schedule has less miles, and James chasing more history

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) reacts after he made a 3-point basket during the second half of the team's NBA basketball Eastern Conference play-in game against the Indiana Pacers, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Wizards open 2022-23 season Oct. 21 at Pacers

By Combined dispatches

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) controls the ball during an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Los Angeles, Friday, April 1, 2022. The NBA schedule comes out Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2022, and it'll provide the first look at, among other things, when LeBron James might pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time scoring leader. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

LeBron James agrees to 2-year, $97.1 million extension with Lakers

Associated Press

NBA pushes ‘civic engagement,’ says no games on Election Day

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Princeton coach Pete Carril reacts as the Tigers defeat UCLA 43-41 in the first round of the NCAA Southeast regional Thursday, March 14, 1996, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)

Old-school Princeton coaching legend Pete Carril dies at 92

By Tom Canavan - Associated Press

Bill Russell, left, star of the Boston Celtics is congratulated by coach Arnold "Red" Auerbach after scoring his 10,000th point in the NBA game against the Baltimore Bullets in Boston Garden on Dec. 12, 1964. The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years. (AP Photo/Bill Chaplis, file)

Bill Russell’s No. 6 being retired across NBA, a 1st for league

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - Boston Celtics' Bill Russell, left, holds a corsage sent to the dressing room as he celebrates with Celtics coach Red Auerbach after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, 95-93, to win their eighth-straight NBA Championship, in Boston, in this April 29, 1966, photo. The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years. (AP Photo/File)

Bill Russell would be appalled by today’s NBA

By Michael McKenna

NBA great Bill Russell reacts at a news conference as he learns the most valuable player award for the NBA basketball championships has been renamed the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, Feb. 14, 2009, in Phoenix. Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years. (AP Photo/Matt York, file) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Bill Russell built his legacy off the court from life lessons

By Thom Loverro

Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics is shown in 1968. Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years. (AP Photo) **FILE**

NBA great and Celtics legend Bill Russell dies at 88

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James sits on the bench during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

LeBron James files to trademark ‘Shut up and dribble’

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards Bradley Beal with a jump shot against the Philadelphia 76ers at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels) ** FILE **

Report: Bradley Beal’s max extension with Wizards includes rare no-trade clause

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in Indianapolis. Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the seismic decision that undoubtedly will have teams scrambling to put together enormous offers for the perennial All-Star. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) **FILE**

NBA teams going all in this offseason to keep up with title contenders

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert dunks during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Rudy Gobert traded by Jazz to Timberwolves, AP source says

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic looks to pass the ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Ziaire Williams, front, and forward Jaren Jackson Jr. defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game April 7, 2022, in Denver. Jokic and the Nuggets agreed Thursday, June 30, to a $264 supermax extension, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the player nor team announced the agreement. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) **FILE**

Jokic cashes in quickly as NBA free agency begins

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Washington. The NBA's free agency period opens Thursday night, June 30, 2022, with teams and players finally free to negotiate new deals. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Bradley Beal, Wizards agree to five-year, $250 million supermax

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook (0) controls the ball during an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Los Angeles, Friday, April 1, 2022. Lakers guard Russell Westbrook is exercising his option to play for $47.1 million next season, a person with direct knowledge of the decision said Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) **FILE**

Russell Westbrook exercises $47 million option with Lakers

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press