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  • Warriors suspend disgruntled G-F Jackson (AP)

    The Golden State Warriors suspended Stephen Jackson for two exhibition games Saturday after the unhappy captain left the bench during an exhibition contest in Los Angeles. The veteran swingman picked up five fouls and a technical in less than 10 minutes Friday night while playing against the Lakers at the Forum.

  • Replacement refs make uneventful debut (AP)

    NBA replacement officials Deldre Carr, left, Tre Maddox, center, and CJ Washington, right, talk during a timeout late in the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in Salt Lake City. The replacement officials are in action due to a lockout of the usual NBA officials.

    The NBA's replacement referees were a non-issue in the preseason opener, just as the league wanted. The Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 103-87 on Thursday night in an exhibition game that featured 69 fouls and very little objection to any of them. Whether it was preseason indifference or players and coaches heeding to the league warning to be nice to the new officials, there wasn't much…