41.   Hitchcock spoke early one morning at the practice facility in suburban Dallas, hours before his players would arrive.

42.   However, when the Sonics introduced Grant Thursday at their practice facility, they revealed an intention to re-establish a defensive prowess and reputation.

43.   His spokesman, Dan Donohoe, said that an agreement to use the practice facility probably would not be seen as a violation of the restraining order.

44.   In addition, the team recently moved into a new practice facility which rivals the best in the league.

45.   In Orlando, Waddell also was instrumental in the construction of a new practice facility shared by the Magic and Solar Bears.

46.   In another part of the practice facility, Wallace was not laughing.

47.   In fact, as it turns out, there was substantial difference of opinion as to exactly what took place that day at the Oakland practice facility.

48.   In the meantime, Jackson was introduced Thursday to other new members of the Lakers family, the downtown Staples Center and the new practice facility in El Segundo.

49.   Inside the practice facility, the Sonics staged a gala presentation to unveil their new logo and colors.

50.   It has a multimillion-dollar football office complex with a state-of-the-art indoor practice facility.