Referring Clues

• Warriors' org.
• Spring playoffs org.
• Warriors' grp.
• Org. for Bulls and Bullets
• Hawks' and Bucks' org.
• Some TNT sports coverage
• TV's "The ___ Today"
• Jordan has a part in it: Abbr.
• Magic org.
• Jazz grp.
• Draft org.?
• The Phila. Warriors were its first champs
• Bird grp.
• Kings' org.
• Rockets grp.
• Court grp.
• Lakers' org.
• Wizards and Magic org.
• L.A. Clippers are in it
• Garden grp., perhaps
• Org. for the Nets and Nuggets
• 76ers' org.
• Hoop grp.
• Grp. concerned with traveling
• Subj. of this puzzle's theme
• Magic grp.
• Court letters?
• Wizards' and Warriors' org.
• Magic and Wizards org.
• Org. whose members use the press?
• ___ draft
• All-___ Team
• Hoops grp.
• Timberwolves' org.
• Org. with June finals
• Jordan was once part of it: Abbr.
• Draft org.
• Eddie Gottlieb Trophy org.
• Org. with a Sixth Man Award
• Rockets can be found in this: Abbr.
• The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is awarded to its M.V.P.
• All-Star game org.
• Its members may be seen traveling: Abbr.
• Cagers' grp.
• Rockets' and Suns' org.
• Hoopsters' org.
• Org. for Bulls and Bucks
• Hoops org.
• Org. with a 24-second shot clock
• Hawks' and Raptors' grp.
• John Stockton's org.
• Home for Bulls, but not Bears: Abbr.
• Court org.
• Org. for Raptors and Hawks
• Org. with the annual Eddie Gottlieb Trophy
• Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy org.
• Org. with guards
• Org. with the Red Auerbach Trophy
• Grizzlies' org.
• Org. with many centers
• L.A. Clippers' org.
• Org. for Blazers, Suns and Heat
• Where Cavs and Mavs play (abbr.)
• Org. of Hornets and Hawks
• Org. with the Jazz
• Org. of Magic and Wizards
• Jordan's org., again
• Org. with Wizards and Magic
• Jazz gp.?
• Wizards' org.
• Hoop gp.
• Where to find Cavs and Mavs
• Org. for Timberwolves and Grizzlies
• Dribbler's org.
• Org. for Wizards and Magic
• Where to see Wizards and Magic?
• Wizards belong to it (abbr.)
• Org. with Suns and Heat
• Heat's gp.
• Cavs and Knicks org.
• Allen Iverson's org.
• Where to find Spurs and Pistons
• Suns' org.
• Hawks' org.
• Org. of Mavs and Cavs
• Roundball org.
• Barrier for Bjorn Borg
• Org. of Hawks and Hornets
• Magic gp.
• Jazz group (abbr.)?
• Hoops group (abbr.)
• Hoops gp.
• Court gp.
• Org. that annually gives the Sixth Man Award
• Cavs' and Mavs' gp.
• Org. of Timberwolves and Bobcats
• Scottie Pippen's old org.
• Hoop group hidden inside this puzzle's three longest answers
• Where the Suns might beat the Heat (abbr.)
• David Stern is its commish
• Stern concern?
• Cavs' and Mavs' org.
• Jazz org.?
• Org. with dribblers
• Org. for shooters
• Pacers' org.
• Sixth Man Award org.
• Org. whose members employ many guards
• J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award org.
• The T-Wolves play in it
• Jazz players' org.
• Hoops group
• Org. of Hawks and Raptors
• Org. that doesn't allow traveling
• Gp. with Bucks and Bobcats
• Wizards' gp.
• Org. for Bucks and Bulls
• Org. with Heat and Thunder
• Yao Ming's gp.
• Sports org. since 6/6/1946
• Jordan was once in it: Abbr.
• Gp. with Cavs and Mavs
• Bird's gp.
• Org. with Wizards and Grizzlies
• Lakers' gp.
• Michael Jordan's org.
• Shaq's org.
• Sixers' grp.
• Cagers' org.
• Hoops group: Abbr.
• Cavs' org.
• Lakers' league
• Org. for Shaq
• Hornets' org.
• Grp. with guards
• Hoop group
• Clippers' org.
• Org. with a lot of centers?
• Grizzlies are part of it
• Where men hoop it up
• Jazz gp.
• Jazz org.
• Wizards perform here
• Hardwood org.?
• Org. with many guards
• Warriors org.
• Org. with the Sixth Man Award
• Pistons org.
• Shooters' org.
• LeBron's org.
• Org. with a lottery
• 64-Down arbiter
• Heat setting?
• Miami Heat affiliation
• Org. that has many guards?
• Grp. for Hawks and Raptors
• Tall guys' org.
• Hidden theme of the puzzle
• Org. of Raptors and Hawks
• Jordan was part of it: Abbr.
• Org. of Cavs and Mavs
• Jazz group, for short
• Org. for Bulls and Suns
• Org. that has four teams with non-plural nicknames, which begin this puzzle's four longest answers
• Wizards' and Celtics' org.
• Org. with courts
• Utah Jazz's gp.
• Drafting org.
• Grizzlies' gp.
• Annual draft org.
• Jazz group: Abbr.
• Bulls' org.
• Kevin Durant's org.
• Hornets' and Nuggets' org.
• Org. with the Wizards and Warriors
• Raptors org.
• Raptors org.
• Raptors assn.
• Gp. with Bobcats
• Miami Heat gp.
• Where Grizzlies and Raptors play together
• Raptor's org.
• Nuggets' org.
• Org. of the Thunder and the Rockets
• Org. of Pacers and Pistons
• Org. for some guards
• Org. that employs guards
• Shaq's former org.
• ESPN feature
• Jazz group?
• Celtics' org.
• Jazz grp.?
• Heat org.
• Pistons' org.
• Spurs' org.
• Hoopster's org abbr
• 2011 lockout org.
• Org. with thirty franchises
• Org. of Heat and Thunder
• Hoopsters' league: Abbr.
• Shooters' grp.?
• Org. whose champion is determined at the beginning of each season by a cackling David Stern
• Pro hoopsters' org.
• Carmelo Anthony's org.
• Bird's org.
• LeBron James's org.
• Miami Heat's org.
• Laker's league (abbr.)
• See 26-Down
• Bulls org.
• Hornets' gp.
• Org. with 30 member teams
• Auerbach Trophy awarder
• Cavs' and Mavs' league
• See 53-Down: Abbr.
• Pro hoops org.
• Where Hawks battle Raptors (abbr.)
• See 35-Across
• Roundball league
• Org. that has many guards
• Raptors' org.
• B-ball org.
• Org. for out athlete Jason Collins
• Steve Nash's org.
• Hoopsters' grp.
• Org. in which traveling is a violation
• Org. led by David Stern
• Org. of the no-look pass
• Org. found in the answer to each asterisked clue
• Org. of Kings and Warriors
• Where Bullets became Wizards
• Grp. of dribblers
• Org. in which "everybody played with a gay teammate," per Charles Barkley
• Pelican's home, for short
• Org. for the Suns or the Heat
• Org. for Hawks but not Eagles
• Abdul-Jabbar's org.
• Red Auerbach Trophy org.
• League with Bulls and Timberwolves (abbr.)
• Knicks' org.
• Org. for LeBron James
• Heat's org.
• Org. of Mavericks and Trail Blazers
• Org. for the 53-Downs
• Washington Wizards' org.
• Org. whose only members with nonplural names appear at the ends of 17-, 25-, 41- and 56-Across
• Sports org. on "One Tree Hill"
• Org. with the Larry O'Brien Trophy
• "___ inside stuff"
• Basketball organization (abbr.)
• Magic's gp.
• Thunder's org.
• What buckets are made in, for short
• Shaq's domain
• Basketball gp.
• ___ Jam (old arcade game)
• Kings are part of it, in brief
• Cagers' gp.
• Houston and Dallas are in it: Abbr.
• Org. with Kings and Wizards
• ___ champs Golden State Warriors (abbr.)
• What L.A. is represented in twice
• Org. for "King James"
• Group of shooting stars, for short?
• Knicks' league (abbr.)
• Org. with Wizards and Warriors
• Org. in which big Bucks earn big bucks
• Org. full of tall men
• Steph Curry's org.
• Larry O'Brien Trophy org.
• Org. of Wizards and Warriors
• ___ Jam (video-game series)
• Where a Buck runs with a Hawk
• Warriors' league, for short
• Hoopster's league: Abbr.
• Pistons' league: abbr.
• S. Nash league
• Org. for Cavs and Mavs
• Org. with Bulls and Bucks
• Org. where people may travel or pass
• Pro org. with Christmas Day games
• Dallas Mavericks org.
• League with the top avg. player salary
• Where the Cavs reigned last season
• Lottery organizer
• Org. that prohibits traveling
• Org. with many 7-footers
• Org. with a travel ban?
• Org. with a June 22, 2017 draft
• Where many highly paid guards work
• Org. for the Pelicans
• League much covered by ESPN
• Org. for tall people
• Org. with Warriors and Wizards
• Where the center is the tallest?
• Sports org. with the best-paid athletes, on average
• Shooting grp.
• The Heat's org.
• Hoopster's org.
• Org. created in a 1949 sports merger
• Trail Blazers' org.
• Hoop group, for short
• Pro hoops gp.
• Org. with Lakers and Clippers
• Org. with Thunder and Heat
• League often seen on ESPN
• Hoopster's group
• Magic org.?
• Org. for bird and birdsong
• ESPN media partner
• Org. that discourages traveling
• Pro basketball league
• League that Shaq plays ball in
• Shaq's league
• Pro hoops grp.
• Kobe Bryant's org.
• Professional basketball league
• Dunker's org.
• Heat, Magic, et al.
• The Grizzlies are part of it
• Org. with Dirk and Dwyane
• Org. with a late start in 2011
• Thunder gp.
• The Pistons, the Pacers, etc.
• Raptor pack?
• "___ Action: It's FANtastic" (old slogan)
• Org. associated with the John Tesh song "Roundball Rock"
• Bulls' league (abbr.)
• Heat's league (abbr.)
• Brooklyn Nets org.
• Kings, Wizards, et al.
• Org. for the Pelicans and the Pistons
• The Thunder's league: Abbr.
• 37-Down's org.
• Where Kings and Wizards play
• Org. paying big Bucks
• Nets' org.
• Big Four league, along with MLB, NFL, and NHL: Abbr.
• Pro hoops league: Abbr.
• Where the Pacers play
• League with the Nets and Nuggets: Abbr.
• Kevin Durant's league: Abbr.
• Jazz grp.?
• Org. for the Suns and the Heat
• Jordan joined it in 1984, for short
• Bulls run for it
• Athletic center org.?
• Curry is popular here: Abbr.
• Sports league for the Suns and the Heat: Abbr.
• See 16-Across
• Sixth Man of the Year Award org.
• Org. with buzzer-beaters
• Org. in which Blazers wear jerseys
• Org. for 7-Down
• Grp. on the rebound?
• Cager's group: abbr.
• Org. with a June draft
• Org. for the Sixers and Spurs
• Org. in which many employees try to beat the Heat
• Shaq's longtime org.
• Org. with Nets ... and nets
• Tall guys' sports league: Abbr.
• Court group
• Orlando Magic's org.
• Hawks and Pelicans' org.
• Org. for the Pacers and Pistons
• Org. for Mavericks and Magic
• World's highest average-salary league
• Mavs and Cavs' org.
• Mavericks' org.
• Grizzlies' grp.
• Org. that penalizes carrying
• Toronto Raptors' org.
• Warriors’ org.
• Org. for the Pistons, Pacers and Pelicans
• Utah Jazz's grp.
• Boston Celtics' org.
• Dream Team members' org.
• Org. for Grizzlies and Timberwolves
• Winter league covered by ESPN
• Org. with a Slam Dunk Contest
• Org. for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Across
• League in which Lusia Harris was drafted in 1977
• Hornets are in it, in brief
• Org. with Grizzlies and Timberwolves
• Org. hidden in "Elgin Baylor"
• Org. to which Jordan once belonged
• Org. with Rockets and Raptors
• Org. with the Suns and the Heat
• Major ESPN media partner
• Org. of Wizards and Magic
• Org. for Lakers and Sixers
• Antetokounmpo's league
• Org. in which Becky Hammon coaches
• Org. of Magic and Mavericks
• Org. with dunks
• Org. for the Heat
• Minnesota Timberwolves org.
• Org. with a February All-Star Weekend
• Kawhi Leonard's org.
• It has one team in Can.
• Org. in which Lusia Harris was the first woman officially drafted
• Org. for Hawks and Pelicans
• Home to Kings: Abbr.
• Draft org.?
• Org. that penalizes traveling
• Org. with a Sixth Man of the Year Award
• Org. for Steph Curry
• Joel Embiid's sports org.
• Wizards and Grizzlies play in it: Abbr.
• Kings' and Wizards' org.
• With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle
• Org. in which Jenny Boucek coaches
• Rockets' org.
• LeBron James' org.
• Hoops league
• Magic's org.
• Org. appropriately found in Elgin Baylor's name
• The Lakers play in it
• Orlando Magic org.
• Bucks' gp.
• Sports org. with Bulls and Bucks
• Chicago Bulls' org.
• Org. with a dribbling logo
• Dallas and Houston are in it, in brief
• Org. for Pistons and Rockets
• Where Wizards play with Magic, in brief
• Rockets can be found in it, in brief
• Org. for the Hawks, but not the Falcons
• Org. for King James and Dr. J
• League that Ja Morant plays in
• Org. whose logo features a leaning silhouette
• Org. with a Summer League
• L.A. and N.Y.C. are each represented in it twice
• Pro hoops league
• Bird watcher's org., once
• Heat setting, in brief
• Slam Dunk Contest org.
• Org. that oversees court battles
• The Timberwolves' league
• Bulls' league
• Sports org. with 30 franchises
• Sports org. for Bill Russell
• Hoops league (abbr.)
• Org. with Cavs and Mavs
• Suns setting, for short
• Org. for the Hawks and the Hornets
• Org. for Jazz quintets?
• League with Wizards and Magic
• Sports org. that discourages traveling
• In which Bulls lock horns with Bucks, for short
• Org. in which Wizards battle Kings
• Org. that pits Grizzlies against Pelicans
• Org. with Kings and Cavaliers
• Chris Paul's league
• Org. with Suns and Spurs
• Org. concerned with traveling
• With 50-Down, annual June sports event
• Org. with Bulls and Knicks
• Org. with Magic and Heat
• Golden State Warriors' org.
• Org. with Mavericks and Magic
• Org. whose members work to get tips?
• Org. associated with the John Tesh instrumental "Roundball Rock"
• Grp. with an in-season tournament beginning in 2023
• Knicks' and Pistons' org.
• Org. that LeBron James plays for
• Where you can dribble on other people?
• Org. with Lakers and Suns
• Org. with Jazz and Thunder
• Org. filled with very tall people
• Org. for Kings and Wizards
• Org. in which Brittni Donaldson coaches
• Org. that includes nets and Nets
• ___ Hangtime (arcade classic)
• Org. for Suns and Rockets
• Org. with the Knicks and Clippers
• Nikola Jokic's org.
• Org. for James and Durant
• Org. for the Knicks and Mavericks
• Sun bloc?
• Org. for LeBron James and Steph Curry
• 50-Down org.
• Trail Blazers' grp.
• Org. for the Raptors, but not the Blue Jays
• Org. with the Nuggets and Nets
• "Space Jam" org.
• Bucket brigade?