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The NBA’s offseason was defined by team-switching superstars — which meant that when the league released its schedule Thursday, its regular-season schedule was highlighted by those stars’ returns to the cities that once cheered for them. During the 2026-27 season, Giannis Antetokounmpo will return to Milwaukee following a yearslong drama concerning whether he wanted to stay or leave. Jaylen Brown will play in Boston less than three years removed from bringing the Celtics an NBA championship. And Brown’s new Philadelphia teammate, LeBron James, will revisit Los Angeles after eight years as a Laker. Whether they will be received warmly or not won’t be known until tipoff.
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