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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2014, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, right, drives past Miami Heat's Luol Deng during an NBA preseason basketball game as part of the NBA Global Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

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Boston Celtics' coach Doc Rivers talks with Paul Pierce and Sam Cassell in the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals against the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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In this Oct. 16, 2014, photo, Washington Wizards NBA basketball player Paul Pierce is interviewed at the Verizon Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Washington Wizards guard Glen Rice Jr. (14) looks to score as Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo (8) defends during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, in Greenville, S.C. Charlotte won 99-86. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

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Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) dunks in front of New York Knicks guard Shane Larkin (0) in the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman questions an officials' call in the first half of a pre-season NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2014,, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin walks off the court during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. Las Vegas police are investigating a man’s allegation that Griffin attacked him in a Las Vegas nightclub during the weekend. Officer Jesse Roybal, a department spokesman, said Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, that a battery complaint was filed Sunday stemming from an altercation involving the NBA player. No arrest was made. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) passes the ball with Washington Wizards forward Nene, left, from Brazil, and guard John Wall, right, nearby, during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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A small bird perches atop a backboard clock after flying around the court among the players during the first half of the NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers in Portland, Ore., Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant sits before an exhibition NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver. Durant, the NBA's leading scorer of this decade and the reigning MVP, will likely miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after fracturing a bone in his right foot. The Oklahoma City star forward complained of an ache in his foot after practice Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, the team said. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Detroit Pistons forward Josh Smith (6) shoots in front of Washington Wizards center Kevin Seraphin (13), from France, in the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) drives to the basket in front of Dallas Mavericks forward Al-Farouq Aminu (7) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, in Dallas, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert)

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Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce, left, pokes Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, rigth, in the head during a time-out as Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau, center, gets between the two during the first half of a pre-season NBA basketball game in Chicago, on Monday Oct. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes)