NBA media day

Professional basketball players and coaches gathered recently across the country for NBA Media Day, an event that marks the coming of the 2015-16 NBA season. Here are some highlights from this year's event captured by AP photographers. 

Mavericks Media Day Basketball

Dallas Mavericks center JaVale McGee shows off a tattoo as he poses for a photo during NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Rockets Media Day Basketball

Houston Rockets' Dwight Howard acts for the camera while being filmed during an NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Timberwolves Media Day Basketball

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Tyus Jones (1) poses during Timberwolves NBA media day in Minneapolis, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

Hornets Media Day Basketball

Charlotte Hornets' Jeremy Lin poses for a photo during the NBA basketball team's media day in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 . (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Nuggets Media Day Basketball

Jusuf Nurkic poses for a selfie during Denver Nuggets media day, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Thunder Media Day Basketball

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan, center, poses with players, from left, Nick Collison, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka, during media day in Oklahoma City, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Spurs Media Day Basketball

San Antonio Spurs' David West (30) takes part in an interview during media day at the team's facility, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Suns Media Day Basketball

Phoenix Suns' T.J. Warren (12) poses for a photo during an NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

APTOPIX Mavericks Media Day Basketball

Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, poses with models dressed as cheerleaders as he participates in a television photo session during an NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Celtics Media Day Basketball

Boston Celtics player Tyler Zeller is seen in a video screen as he prepares to do a segment during the Boston Celtics media day at their training facility in Waltham, Mass., Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Bucks Basketball

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd poses for a picture during the team's NBA basketball media day Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in St. Francis, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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