Mavs and Timberwolves play in Abu Dhabi as Gulf region’s influence with the NBA grows

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert controls the ball in the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets on April 25 in Denver, Colo.
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