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Fargo, ND, USA / 740 The FAN Dec 11, 2020 10:01 PM Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford talks to players during a timeout in the first half of the teams NBA preseason basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) John Wall was back on the floor for the first time in nearly two years. DeMarcus Cousins played for the first time since the 2019 NBA Finals. And the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers were home, with nobody there to watch. The NBA ...

And the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers were home, with nobody there to watch. The NBA preseason — a truncated 49-game, nine-day sprint — opened Friday with a five-game slate, action returning to NBA arenas for the first time in exactly nine months. Coaches debuted with their new teams: Stephen Silas with Houston, Tom Thibodeau with New York, Billy Donovan with Chicago and Tyronn Lue with the Los Angeles Clippers. Rookies, such as No. 4 pick Patrick Williams of the Bulls and No. 8 pick Obi ...