The NBA Finals resume tonight for Game 3 in Oakland, where ticket demand "will likely keep rising" as the Warriors wrap up their farewell run at Oracle Arena. The average ticket price on the secondary market to attend one of the remaining Finals games at Oracle is $3,152, according to TicketIQ. That is the "most expensive average asking price for an NBA Finals ticket during the Warriors’ five-year run" of appearances. This year’s Warriors Finals tickets are the "second-most expensive average asking price since TicketIQ started tracking that data" in the '10-11 season. The "only higher price" is for the remaining Raptors games in Toronto, averaging $3,616 (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/5).

During tonight's game on ABC, NBA referees are "bringing back real-time interaction." For the first time, the official NBA Referees feed "will tweet out camera angles not available to TV broadcast" via the NBA Replay Center. Fans can send questions to @OfficialNBARefs or use the hashtag #RefWatchParty (TWITTER.com, 6/4).

This year's Finals "has it all." The series has been "serving up compelling storyline after compelling storyline and giving the basketball world exactly what it needs before the chaos of free agency begins" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 6/5).

The NFL Panthers today confirmed in a public ceremony that they are "bringing their new practice site" to Rock Hill, S.C. Fans "filled an entire city block and then some at Fountain Park, many donning black and blue jerseys, helmets, panther paws." Joined by city, state and team leaders, Panthers Owner David Tepper "talked of adding a world-class orthopedic and executive medicine facility." He said, "This is going to be a showcase. ... We’re going to bring people down to this region." Rock Hill Mayor John Gettys: "Today we get to celebrate the biggest economic development project in Rock Hill and York County’s history" (HERALDONLINE.com, 6/5).

Rock Hill officials said that 3,500 people attended today's event (TWITTER.com, 6/5).

DXC Technology has lined up new VR, AR and AI activations as part of its title sponsorship of this weekend’s IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway, as the IT services company enters the second year of the deal. DXC will convert a suite at TMS this weekend into the DXC Digital Suite, which will serve as a demo station to let people try out games and experiences it created for the race. That includes a VR experience called the DXC Virtual Speedway that will simulate a trip around the track and a fly-through of the SMI-owned facility.

There will also be a virtual pit stop that will use VR headsets along with AR technology, as well as a fuel strategy-based app game that will be accessible even by people not at the track on mobile devices or the web. DXC, formed two years ago as part of a merger between CSC and the enterprise services division of Hewlett Packard, is also planning to host 2,500 employees this Saturday, as some of its U.S. operations are based near the track. DXC also sponsors Team Penske’s No. 22 Chevrolet driven by Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud.

The Rays "sold out of the $5 tickets" for the June 14 game against the Angels, but "still have them available" for the June 10-12 games against the A’s and June 13 vs. the Dodgers. The Rays said that 5,000 tickets "would be available at the discounted price for each game as part of a Summer Special flash sale." The Angels game "sold out in about 24 hours." The sale continues until 11:59pm ET tomorrow (TAMPABAY.com, 6/5).

ESPN today announced the nominees in several categories for this year's Sports Humanitarian Awards, being held on July 9 in L.A. The event takes place the night before the ESPYS, "honoring athletes, teams and sports industry professionals who use the power of sport to make a difference throughout the world." Singer Ciara will host the event, with a musical performance by Andy Grammer. Former Purdue student Tyler Trent, who passed away on Jan. 1, and Lina Khalifeh, the creator of SheFighter, "will be honored with the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award" (ESPN.com, 6/5).

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The NCAA Track & Field Championships kicked off today at the Univ. of Texas' Mike A. Myers Stadium, which will also host next year's event while Oregon's Hayward Field undergoes a massive rebuild. The event runs through Saturday, with most finals scheduled for primetime for "television purposes." The event in Austin "could be a Lone Star-studded affair," with Texas Tech ranked No. 1 and three other state schools -- Texas A&M, Houston and Texas -- in the top 10, plus Baylor at No. 24 (AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 6/5).

Coverage will air on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the net had input into some slight scheduling changes due to weather concerns. All of today's running events, "with the exception of the 10k," were moved up 30 minutes (USTFCCCA.org, 6/4).

Golden Boy and DAZN today announced that "Thursday Night Fights," the new monthly boxing series, will now be televised on MSG Networks. The next edition will air on June 13 from 10:00pm-1:00am ET (MSG Networks).

Publisher William Morrow has scheduled Dwyane Wade's memoir, "3 Dimensional," for release on Oct. 22 (AP, 6/5).

The Int'l Tennis Federation has selected Billie Jean King as the first-ever global ambassador for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (ITF).

Security solutions provider Guardian Protection signed a new partnership with MiLB, becoming the official smart home security partner for the league (MiLB).

"Given we’re trending at the bottom end of the range for the last 10 years, I’d say the Finals are doing pretty well when you take the negative ratings math of only one U.S. home market to drive core viewing into account" -- Former Fox Sports Senior VP Patrick Crakes, on the decline in ratings for this year's NBA Finals (THEATHLETIC.com, 6/5).

"We want to put right the wrongs that have happened with qualifying for the World Cup" -- USMNT D Tim Ream, ahead of tonight's friendly against Jamaica at Audi Field, the U.S. side's first match at the new DC United venue and one of two remaining tuneups prior to Concacaf Gold Cup play (WASHINGTON POST, 6/5).

Nobody alienates employees like this franchise. Snyder’s only saving grace is that he stumbles into good enough coaching to win 6 or 7 games every year instead of 2. https://t.co/5wHTcR9uYd

— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) June 5, 2019 

Some personal news, I‘ll be joining ESPN‘s NFL Nation staff as its new Buffalo Bills reporter starting July 1.

The Carolinas have been my home for the past two years & I‘ll always cherish my time here. I got to work alongside some of the most talented people in the industry...

— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) June 5, 2019

QUESTION: did David Tepper buy new embroidered @Panthers logo button down shirts or did he have the @Panthers logo added to his existing shirts? pic.twitter.com/euvatWdtcT

— The Trolley Walk (@TheTrolleyWalk) June 5, 2019

Former #FSU QB EJ Manuel is joining the ACC Network (ACCN) Fridays and Saturdays as a studio analyst in the fall... Not surprised to see Manuel going into TV. Always found him to be very engaging and personable in my dealing with him.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) June 5, 2019

I’m blown away 2 b part of only the second class of media voted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. I’m humbled, grateful and so appreciative of this incredible honor. Before today, only 8 members of the media had been enshrined. So happy to go n with my close friend @NFLCharean

— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) June 5, 2019

Think Travis, my caddy, is really excited for the chance to lug this thing around all week.. #10fttall #TeamRBC pic.twitter.com/GkaN7W95yQ

— Brandt Snedeker (@BrandtSnedeker) June 5, 2019

Apparel brand Carhartt featured Broncos LB Von Miller and Chiefs OT Eric Fisher in its "Back To The Land" video series in collaboration with Outside Magazine. The two on-field rivals take part in a series of challenges tied to outdoor activities.

Former NFLer Tyrone Poole will compete on NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" at 8:00pm ET.

$225M -- Estimated net worth of Serena Williams, the "first athlete to ever make Forbes' list of richest self-made women in America" (CNN.com, 6/5). Williams appears at No. 80 in the rankings. See the full list at Forbes.com.