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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)
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Curry, Durant lead Warriors past Thunder in festive opener
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)
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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)
  • Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid drives between Boston Celtics' Al Horford (42) and Jaylen Brown (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
  • FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Timberwolves' Jimmy Butler, center, drives to the basket ahead of Denver Nuggets' Paul Millsap, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis. Butler joined the Timberwolves for practice again on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, with the season opener just three days away despite his request to be traded. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) goes to the basket as Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder (99) looks on in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, in Salt Lake City. The NBA season begins Tuesday night, Oct. 16. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
  • Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) drives past Atlanta Hawks' Vince Carter during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
  • FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Timberwolves' Jimmy Butler, center, drives to the basket ahead of Denver Nuggets' Paul Millsap, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis. Butler joined the Timberwolves for practice again on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, with the season opener just three days away despite his request to be traded. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
  • FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2017, file photo, New York Knicks center Joakim Noah (13), making his season debut after a suspension for performance enhancing drugs, goes up against Portland Trail Blazers forward Ed Davis (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New York. Noah’s disappointing Knicks career is over after just two seasons. Unable to find a trade, the Knicks waived the center Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, with two years and $37.8 million remaining on his contract. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
  • FILE - In this April 25, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler, right, watches from the bench during the second half in Game 5 of the team's first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Houston Rockets, in Houston. With Butler's status still unresolved, coach Tom Thibodeau and the Timberwolves head toward the season coming off the franchise’s first playoff appearance in 14 years but carrying yet a still-cloudy outlook despite the super-max contract Karl-Anthony Towns.(AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)
  • San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stands on the sideline during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)
  • Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots between Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, left, and guard Andre Iguodala during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
  • San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stands on the sideline during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, Former Kansas State basketball coach Tex Winter smiles when greeted in the crowd during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State in Manhattan, Kan. Winter, the innovative "Triangle Offense" pioneer who assisted Phil Jackson on 11 NBA championship teams with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, has died. He was 96. Kansas State University said Winter died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau dispute a call in the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, in Minneapolis. With Jimmy Butler's status still unresolved, coach Tom Thibodeau and the Timberwolves head toward the season coming off the franchise’s first playoff appearance in 14 years but carrying yet a still-cloudy outlook despite the super-max contract Karl-Anthony Towns. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
  • FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James smiles as a microphone is placed on his chest during media day at the NBA basketball team's practice facility in El Segundo, Calif. James says he didn’t choose the Lakers as his free-agent destination because of his burgeoning career as a Hollywood producer and performer. He remains focused on basketball, and he wants to create a winning team to end the Lakers’ franchise-record five years without a playoff berth. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
  • San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, right, talks to forward Rudy Gay during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
  • FILE - In this July 19, 2018, file photo, Golden State Warriors General Manager Bob Myers, left, holds a jersey with DeMarcus Cousins during a media conference in Oakland, Calif. Cousins can't wait to join what would be a starting lineup featuring five All-Stars. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
  • 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)
  • FILE - In this March 3, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss sits in the stands prior to an NBA basketball game between the Lakers and the Boston Celtics in Los Angeles. Several NBA teams tout statistics about women in their workforce, but beyond a handful, including Lakers controlling owner Buss and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, the next step for the league seems to be more women in positions of power such as CEOs and COOs. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
  • San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich watches the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
  • Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant dunks as Sacramento Kings forward Justin Jackson (25) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball preseason game Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
  • FILE - In this April 21, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Timberwolves' Jimmy Butler plays against the Houston Rockets in the first half during Game 3 of an NBA basketball first round playoff series in Minneapolis. With Butler's trade demand swirling like a dark cloud around coach Tom Thibodeau, newly minted super-max player Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves arrive for training camp. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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