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FILE - In this March 8, 2017, file photo, Washington Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Denver. Grunfeld has been fired as president of the Washington Wizards after 16 seasons in charge of the team. The Wizards announced his dismissal on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, with four games left in a disappointing, no-playoffs season.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) ** FILE **

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FILE - In this April 14, 2016, file photo, Washington Wizards basketball President Ernie Grunfeld speaks during a news conference at the Verizon Center in Washington. Grunfeld has been fired as president of the Washington Wizards after 16 seasons in charge of the team. The Wizards announced his dismissal on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, with four games left in a disappointing, no-playoffs season. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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FILE - In this April 14, 2016, file photo, Washington Wizards basketball President Ernie Grunfeld speaks during a news conference at the Verizon Center in Washington. Grunfeld has been fired as president of the Washington Wizards after 16 seasons in charge of the team. The Wizards announced his dismissal on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, with four games left in a disappointing, no-playoffs season. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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Atlanta Hawks defenders Dennis Schroder, from left, Dwight Howard, and Paul Millsap force Washington Wizards John Wall to pass off under the basket in an NBA playoff basketball game , in Atlanta on Monday, April 24, 2017. Atlanta won 111-101 to even the best-of seven series at 2-2. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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