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FILE - San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, left, Manu Ginobili, center, and Tony Parker talk on the bench during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, in San Antonio. Ginobili is one of the headliners for Saturday night’s enshrinement ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts. Ginobili spent all 16 of his NBA seasons in San Antonio, partnering with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker to form a Big Three that is, and surely will remain, one of the best trios the league has ever seen. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)
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FILE - San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, left, Manu Ginobili, center, and Tony Parker talk on the bench during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, in San Antonio. Ginobili is one of the headliners for Saturday night’s enshrinement ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts. Ginobili spent all 16 of his NBA seasons in San Antonio, partnering with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker to form a Big Three that is, and surely will remain, one of the best trios the league has ever seen. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 10 2008, file photo, United States assistant coaches Mike D'Antoni,. left, and Nate McMillan watch during the men's basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Both coaches have spent an extended stretch away from home during the summer. While unprecedented as part of an NBA season, it isn’t exactly a foreign concept for those with USA Basketball experience like the Olympics and the World Cup. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)
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