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LONDON (AP) -- NBA teams in Europe will go on with their planned European preseason activities amid heightened terror concerns, and the league has promised to take "appropriate" security measures.The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are in London preparing for their preseason opener on Monday at the O2 Arena. The New York Knicks were scheduled to play Olimpia Milano in Milan on Sunday.
Officials for the Lakers and Timberwolves said the teams and the NBA have been in close contact with authorities to assess the risk situation. Players haven't been told to change their habits or sightseeing plans.
The State Department on Sunday issued a a travel alert for Europe that advises U.S. citizens living or traveling there to take more precautions about their personal security.
"I can tell you that we are in touch with the State Department and all the U.S. authorities and embassies around Europe and we are taking appropriate security measures for all our traveling party," NBA Commissioner David Stern said at a news conference in Milan before the Knicks game.
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