ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There’s 3:42 left in the fourth quarter of an Orlando vs. Golden State game. Magic guard Jalen Suggs and Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III are bouncing off each other, jostling for rebound position underneath one of the baskets. Suggs winds up on the floor, and tempers are clearly flaring.

In their seats a few rows above midcourt, James Jones and Tim Kuck are watching it all happen. Jones is an executive vice president for the NBA, Kuck is a vice president, both in the basketball operations department. They have their phones in hand, neither saying a word. They watched the referees get both sides to calm down before things escalated. And when it was all over, when cooler heads prevailed after some back-and-forth jawing that lasted a minute or so, they leaned back in t

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