Fans pose for a photograph ahead of the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

A child crouches under a board ahead of the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Fans gather ahead of the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 08: A detailed view of a referee's official NBA whistle between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings during the third quarter in a preseason game at Crypto.com Arena on October 08, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

Philadelphia 76ers' LeBron James warms up before a preseason NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Philadelphia 76ers' LeBron James looks on before a preseason NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo does drills during NBA basketball training camp, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic smiles while walking on the floor during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)