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The games will be televised live in the United States.

BEIJING (AP) -The Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games, the NBA and Chinese Basketball Association said on Wednesday.

The NBA will host events in the cities as part of its Sichuan Province earthquake relief efforts.

The NBA China Games tips off with the Bucks and Warriors meeting on Oct. 15 in Guangzhou and Oct. 18 at the Beijing Olym

Eventually Higgins and Okafor’s agent, Jeff Schwartz, agreed on a deal similar to the one Okafor turned down last year. It averages $12 million a year, almost triple what Okafor made in the final season of his rookie deal.

Keeping the 6-foot-10 Okafor, the expansion team’s first draft pick in 2004, wasn’t easy. It took nearly a month of negotiations, with both sides haggling over the length and figures of the deal for the restricted free agent.

There was talk that may

The Bobcats also aren’t expected to re-sign unrestricted free agents Derek Anderson and Earl Boykins. Charlotte has nine players under contract, not counting draft picks D.J. Augustin, Alexis Ajinca and Kyle Weaver and restricted free agents Emeka Okafor and Ryan Hollins.

The move Tuesday was no surprise after Harrington missed 71 games in two seasons with the Bobcats due to two surgeries on his left knee. The 34-year-old Harrington played in only 22 games last season and averaged 2.1 p

The 26-year-old has career averages of 7.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 23.7 minutes in 404 NBA games. He averaged a career-high 10.9 points and 7.4 rebounds during the 2003-04 season as a member of the Washington Wizards, who drafted him No. 1 overall out of high school.

The team announced the signing on Monday.

Team president for basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press last week that Brown will be paid $4 million next season. Brown has an

The team will attend a ceremony Friday afternoon with the president. The Celtics plan to give him a personalized jersey and an autographed basketball.

BOSTON (AP) -The Boston Celtics will visit the White House to celebrate their 17th NBA championship with President Bush.

On Thursday, fans lined up at the Connecticut state Capitol to see the championship trophy and former UConn star Ray Allen.

The group shared the trophy with fans at the Naismith Memoria