Utah Jazz players run during a training session at the Palacio de los Deportes, in Madrid, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Utah Jazz will be looking to get the NBA back on level terms against Spanish opposition when they face Real Madrid in a preseason game on Thursday. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Utah Jazz players run during a training session at the Palacio de los Deportes, in Madrid, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Utah Jazz will be looking to get the NBA back on level terms against Spanish opposition when they face Real Madrid in a preseason game on Thursday.

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  1. Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur, left, of Turkey and forward Andrei Kirilenko, of Russia, leave the court after the Denver Nuggets' 114-105 victory over the Jazz in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.
  2. Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams, left, complains after being given a technical foul by official Michael Borgelt, during the third quarter of a NBA preseason basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Jazz beat the Kings 95-85.
  3. Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan, right, questions official Biel Banaria after a technical foul was called against the Jazz' Deron Williams, during the third quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Jazz beat the Kings 95-85.
  4. Utah Jazz players run during a training session at the Palacio de los Deportes, in Madrid, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Utah Jazz will be looking to get the NBA back on level terms against Spanish opposition when they face Real Madrid in a preseason game on Thursday.
  5. Ronald Dupree of Utah Jazz holds the ball during a trainning session at the Palacio de los Deportes, in Madrid, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Utah Jazz will be looking to get the NBA back on level terms against Spanish opposition when they face Real Madrid in a preseason game on Thursday.
  6. Kyle Korver of Utah Jazz is seen during a training session at the Palacio de los Deportes, in Madrid, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Utah Jazz will be looking to get the NBA back on level terms against Spanish opposition when they face Real Madrid in a preseason game on Thursday.
  7. Real Madrid's Dutch forward Ruud van Nistelrooycelebrates scoring against Xerez during their Spanish League football match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 20, 2009. Real Madrid won 5-0.
  8. Real Madrid's midfielder Guti celebrates scoring against Xerez during their Spanish League football match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 20, 2009.
  9. Real Madrid's midfielder Guti (C) celebrates with teammate Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring against Xerez during their Spanish League football match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 20, 2009.
  10. Real Madrid's midfielder Guti celebrates scoring against Xerez during their Spanish League football match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 20, 2009.
  11. Real Madrid's midfielder Guti (L) celebrates with teammate Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring against Xerez during their Spanish League football match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 20, 2009.
  12. Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) heads the ball and scores his second goal against Xerez during their Spanish League football match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 20, 2009.
  13. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  14. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  15. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  16. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.

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