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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George answers a question at his first news conference since Oklahoma City's blockbuster trade with the Indiana Pacers, in Oklahoma City. On Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, the NBA said it has opened an investigation to see if the Los Angeles Lakers tampered with George while he was under contract with the Indiana Pacers. The probe is being handled by the New York-based law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and the NBA said the Lakers have cooperated with the ongoing investigation. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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NBA investigating Lakers amid George tampering allegation
FILE - In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George answers a question at his first news conference since Oklahoma City's blockbuster trade with the Indiana Pacers, in Oklahoma City. On Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, the NBA said it has opened an investigation to see if the Los Angeles Lakers tampered with George while he was under contract with the Indiana Pacers. The probe is being handled by the New York-based law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and the NBA said the Lakers have cooperated with the ongoing investigation. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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  • FILE - In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George answers a question at his first news conference since Oklahoma City's blockbuster trade with the Indiana Pacers, in Oklahoma City. On Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, the NBA said it has opened an investigation to see if the Los Angeles Lakers tampered with George while he was under contract with the Indiana Pacers. The probe is being handled by the New York-based law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and the NBA said the Lakers have cooperated with the ongoing investigation. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
  • FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, April 27, 2017, Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo runs with the ball during the second half of Game 6 of an NBA first-round playoff series basketball game in Milwaukee, USA. Greece's basketball federation on Saturday Aug. 19, 2017, has accused the Milwaukee Bucks and the NBA of hatching a plan to prevent Giannis Antetokounmpo from playing in the European championship. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, FILE)
  • FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2015 file photo, Philadelphia 76ers' Kendall Marshall (5) drives against Milwaukee Bucks' O.J. Mayo during an NBA basketball game in Milwaukee. The jerseys say USA, though that's about all that will be recognizable. The Americans are cautiously entering a whole new basketball world, one in which not only are the best U.S. players not available, but neither are any in the NBA. LeBron James, Kevin Durant and the stars might show up in a few years for the Basketball World Cup and Olympics, but only if a group of minor leaguers can get them there. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)
  • Players from the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx join arms for a moment of silence for Heather Heyer, who was killed in Charlottesville, Va., this past weekend, before a WNBA basketball game Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Seattle. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
  • FILE- In this April 23, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James looks on during the second half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis. James took a hard swipe at President Trump on Tuesday, Aug. 15, while calling for unity in light of the Charlottesville tragedy. Speaking on stage to students, parents and families connected his to foundation at the end of a day-long event at Cedar Point Amusement Park, James said he wanted to spend a moment addressing the weekend’s violent protests in Virginia, where a woman was killed. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James laughs as he leaves the stage holding his daughter, Zhuri, during the We Are Family Reunion at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (Erin McLaughlin/The Sandusky Register via AP)
  • FILE - In this July 12, 2017, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George answers a question at his first news conference since Oklahoma City's blockbuster trade with the Indiana Pacers, in Oklahoma City. George travels back to Indiana on Dec. 13, 2017, for the first time since the Pacers surprisingly dealt him to Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2016, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to reporters during a news conference, in New York. An NBA delegation, led by Silver, is in Israel as part of "Basketball Without Borders," a program that hosts training camps for top teenage players throughout the world. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
  • FILE - In this April 27, 2017, file photo Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph warms up before an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in Memphis, Tenn. Police say Randolph was arrested on a marijuana charge after several police cars were vandalized when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Randolph was taken into custody on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to sell. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill,File)
  • FILE - This Nov. 14, 2016 file photo shows Miami Heat forward Willie Reed (35) taking a practice shot before the start of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. Reed has been jailed in Miami on a battery charge, with officials saying it stemmed from a domestic violence incident. Reed spent last season with the Heat and had been working out in Miami in recent days. The 27-year-old center finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers last week, despite his hopes for a longer-term, more lucrative contract in free agency. He was booked Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Ronald Cortes, file)
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