FILE - Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, April 10, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard, File)

FILE - Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson (8) drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets, on Jan. 14, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss attends the team's NBA preseason basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Oct. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - Crypto Arena is viewed before a Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Jan. 4, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Veteran NBA referee and 2026 inductee Joey Crawford, right, recognizes his image on the columns of Symphony Hall as he enters the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

FILE - Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley, rear left, exchanges words with a security guard during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers in New York on Feb. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

FILE - Former Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Garnett is introduced before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn, File)

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (28) blocks a shot by Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (10) during the first half of Game 6 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series in Houston, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)