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The things you need to know about the global spectacle that is the NBA finals

Sometime in the next couple weeks, either the Toronto Raptors or Golden State Warriors will proclaim themselves to be world champions.

The things you need to know about the global spectacle that is the NBA finals

Thu, 30 May, 2019 - 16:54

Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

Sometime in the next couple weeks, either the Toronto Raptors or Golden State Warriors will proclaim themselves to be world champions.

They won’t be true “world” champions, of course.

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