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From pregame invocations to cheering nuns, how NBA playoff teams embrace faith

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(RNS) — The Oklahoma City Thunder is the only NBA team to hold a public, ecumenical invocation before the singing of the national anthem — a longstanding tradition that continues to confound basketball fans who live outside the city.

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From pregame invocations to cheering nuns, how NBA playoff teams embrace faith

(RNS) — The Oklahoma City Thunder is the only NBA team to hold a public, ecumenical invocation before the singing of the national anthem — a longstanding tradition that continues to confound basketball fans who live outside the city.

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