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July 6, 2009

Thunder to open Summer League play in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder will open play in the Orlando Pro Summer League with a game against the local team, the Orlando Magic.

The Thunder and Magic will play starting about 4 p.m. on Monday. Oklahoma City will play one game a day this week, facing the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, a combined New Jersey Nets-Philadelphia 76ers squad on Thursday and the Utah Jazz on Friday.

Oklahoma City's team will include starting point guard Russell Westbrook, Kyle Weaver, D.J. White and Shaun Livingston, along with the Thunder's three recent draft choices, James Harden, B.J. Mullens and Robert Vaden.

The Orlando event is the first of two summer leagues in which the Thunder will participate. Oklahoma City also will field a team next week in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

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